# Bhikanpur Village, Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Bhikanpur

Bhikanpur is a village in Kushmundi sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 71 households**, the 194th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 310people (2011)
- 71households
- 56.0%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhikanpur

Of every 100 households in Bhikanpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikanpur · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****1%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhikanpur?

■ Bhikanpur · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2182**

**955

Working population ****31.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 39.1% for women. 60% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 94 (95%)

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 Kushmundi

- Ibrahimpur322 people
- Angaripara321 people
- Dopitha319 people
- Jadabpur314 people
- Naogan310 people
- Rupain302 people
- Cherapara301 people
- Nakarna295 people

[All 231 villages in Kushmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhikanpur?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikanpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kushmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikanpur?56.0% (Census 2011)