# Bhikhar Village, Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat 

# Bhikhar

Bhikhar is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,697 people in 333 households**, the 100th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 1,697people (2011)
- 333households
- 81.7%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhikhar

Of every 100 households in Bhikhar in 2011, 4 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikhar · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**75%

Tap water ****59%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**28%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****58%**

**68%

Television ****8%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Bhikhar?

■ Bhikhar · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**866

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**899

Working population ****41.4%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 73.5% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 151 (21%) · **■** Marginal 384 (55%)

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 Akbarpur

- Bilti1,778 people
- Hathika1,763 people
- Kumbhi1,725 people
- Naubasta1,698 people
- Jasawapur1,687 people
- Tilaunchi1,680 people
- Bhadesha1,672 people
- Asai1,663 people

[All 275 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanpur-dehat/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhikhar?1,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhar in?Kanpur Dehat district (Akbarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhar?81.7% (Census 2011)