# Bhikiyasin Village, Bhikiyasain, Almora (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Bhikiyasain, Almora 

# Bhikiyasin

Bhikiyasin is a village in Bhikiyasain sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,232 people in 523 households**, the 1st largest of 376 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.

- 2,232people (2011)
- 523households
- 90.6%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhikiyasin

Of every 100 households in Bhikiyasin in 2011, 93 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Bhikiyasin · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**57%

Tap water ****74%**

**87%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**82%

Use banking services ****90%**

**88%

Television ****80%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****56%**

**93%

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 Bhikiyasin?

■ Bhikiyasin · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**77.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**1307

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**931

Working population ****50.3%**

**61.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 86.0% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 309 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (5%) · **■** Household industry 57 (5%) · **■** Other work 602 (54%) · **■** Marginal 100 (9%)

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 Bhikiyasain

- Bharsoli1,096 people
- Danpau1,075 people
- Chintoli1,072 people
- Jaspur945 people

[All 397 villages in Bhikiyasain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/bhikiyasain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhikiyasin?2,232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikiyasin in?Almora district (Bhikiyasain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikiyasin?90.6% (Census 2011)