# Bhikhapur Village, Machhlishahr, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Bhikhapur

Bhikhapur is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,525 people in 721 households**, the 14th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 4,525people (2011)
- 721households
- 69.7%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhikhapur

Of every 100 households in Bhikhapur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhikhapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****26%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****82%**

**84%

Television ****27%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bhikhapur?

■ Bhikhapur · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**924

Working population ****35.6%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 56.0% for women. 44% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 876 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (9%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 234 (15%) · **■** Marginal 331 (21%)

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 Machhlishahr

- Semari4,764 people
- Parahit4,651 people
- Thaloie4,650 people
- Kunwarpur4,597 people
- Tilara4,404 people
- Rampur Ta Jakhaniyan4,296 people
- Lauh4,221 people
- Sarai Vika4,037 people

[All 513 villages in Machhlishahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/machhlishahr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhikhapur?4,525 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhapur in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhapur?69.7% (Census 2011)