# Bhikhampur Village, Chakia, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chakia, Chandauli 

# Bhikhampur

Bhikhampur is a village in Chakia sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,342 people in 1,011 households**, the 2nd largest of 531 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 6,342people (2011)
- 1,011households
- 63.5%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhikhampur

Of every 100 households in Bhikhampur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhikhampur · ■ Chakia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**80%

Television ****35%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhikhampur?

■ Bhikhampur · ■ Chakia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**924

Working population ****43.9%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 52.7% for women. 50% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 393 (14%) · **■** Household industry 41 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2,138 (77%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chakia

- Sikandarpur8,710 people
- Ilia5,453 people
- Muzaffarpur4,249 people
- Amaon4,127 people
- Shahab Ganj4,038 people

[All 623 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/chakia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhikhampur?6,342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhampur in?Chandauli district (Chakia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhampur?63.5% (Census 2011)