# Bhikharipur Kalan Village, Machhlishahr – Population

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Village · Machhlishahr, Jaunpur 

# Bhikharipur Kalan

Bhikharipur Kalan is a village in Machhlishahr sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **862 people in 142 households**, the 300th largest of 504 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 862people (2011)
- 142households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,123females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhikharipur Kalan

Of every 100 households in Bhikharipur Kalan in 2011, 20 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhikharipur Kalan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**20%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**26%

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

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****99%**

**84%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Bhikharipur Kalan?

■ Bhikharipur Kalan · ■ Machhlishahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123**

**1046

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802**

**924

Working population ****27.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 58.6% for women. 41% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 98 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (15%) · **■** Marginal 102 (43%)

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

- Tar Patti891 people
- Tofapur891 people
- Kotab868 people
- Pura Pratap Shah865 people
- Hariya856 people
- Ashapur850 people
- Ahamadpur Kaithauli849 people
- Adhakacha839 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhikharipur Kalan?862 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikharipur Kalan in?Jaunpur district (Machhlishahr sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikharipur Kalan?72.2% (Census 2011)