Bikapur, Raebareli

Bikapur is a village in Dih block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 27 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 502 people, in 104 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and it does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Khetaudhan.[4]

Bikapur Bīkapur
Village
Map showing Bikapur (#342) in Dih CD block
Bikapur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.137342°N 81.46994°E / 26.137342; 81.46994[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	0.537 km2 (0.207 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	502
• Density	930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Bikapur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 204 people (108 male and 96 female), in 44 households and 41 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 131 acres.[5] 1 residents were literate, a male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Bikapur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 199 people (106 male and 99 female), in 42 households and 42 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 131 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Bikapur as having a population of 286 people, in 159 households, and having an area of 53.02 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Bikapur as having a total population of 390 people (206 male and 184 female), in 80 households and 80 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 54 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 92, or 24% of the total; this group was 64% male (59) and 36% female (33).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 38% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 14% (53 men and 3 women).[4] 158 people were classified as main workers (91 men and 67 women), while 1 person was classified as a marginal worker (a women); the remaining 231 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 146 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 9 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 0 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 0 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 3 in other services.[4]