Block / Subdivision → Tapan
District → Dakshin Dinajpur
State → West Bengal
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Bhikahar village is 311557. Bhikahar village is located in Tapan subdivision of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal, India. It is situated 14.1km away from sub-district headquarter Tapan. Balurghat is the district headquarter of Bhikahar village. As per 2009 stats, Ramchandrapur is the gram panchayat of Bhikahar village.
The total geographical area of village is 358.56 hectares. Bhikahar has a total population of 3,070 peoples, out of which male population is 1,561 while female population is 1,509. Literacy rate of bhikahar village is 64.89% out of which 70.79% males and 58.78% females are literate. There are about 724 houses in bhikahar village. Pincode of bhikahar village locality is 733142.
When it comes to administration, Bhikahar village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. As per 2019 stats, Bhikahar village comes under Gangarampur Vidhan Sabha constituency & Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency. Gangarampur is nearest town to bhikahar village for all major economic activities, which is approximately 28km away.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 3,070 | 1,561 | 1,509 |
| Literate Population | 1,992 | 1,105 | 887 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,078 | 456 | 622 |
| Bhikahar - Village Overview | |
| Gram Panchayat : | Ramchandrapur |
| Block / Subdivision : | Tapan |
| District : | Dakshin Dinajpur |
| State : | West Bengal |
| Pincode : | 733142 |
| Area : | 358.56 hectares |
| Population : | 3,070 |
| Households : | 724 |
| Assembly Constituency : | Gangarampur |
| Parliament Constituency : | Balurghat |
| Nearest Town : | Gangarampur (28 km) |
| Villages in Ramchandrapur Gram Panchayat | |
| Badalpur | Benipur |
| Bhikahar | Chak Bhagirath |
| Chak Madhusudan | Chandipur |
| Dharmadanga | Gangarampur |
| Ganguria | Hazrabari |
| Jagannathpur | Jamalpur |
| Jiyatkunda | Kardaha |
| Katabari | Madhabpur |
| Mahindar | Nazirpur |
| Ramchandrapur | Sahapara |
| Shukdebpur | Sikarpur |
| Teliapara | |
| Related Pages |
| List of Villages in Tapan |
| List of Subdivisions in Dakshin Dinajpur |
| List of Districts in West Bengal |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.