Bikapur

Town in Uttar Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bikapur is a town, tehsil and nagar panchayat of Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Bikapur is 25 km south of the district headquarters Ayodhya city.[1][2]

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Bikapur
Town
Interactive map of Bikapur
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionAyodhya
DistrictAyodhya
TehsilBikapur
Population
 (2011)
  Total
14,453
Language
  OfficialHindi
  Additional officialUrdu
  RegionalAwadhi
Vehicle registrationUP-42
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Demographics

In 2011 total population of Bikapur 14,453.[3]

Governance and politics

Civic administration

Bikapur is also a block in Ayodhya district in Uttar Pradesh.[4] There is a police station in Bikapur.[5]

Villages

Villages in Bikapur tehsil include Dhamhar.[6]

Places of interest

There are many nearest tourist attraction places like as Sitakund (2 km) which is 84 kosi parikarma site, Bharatkund (6 km) Bharat Hanuman Milaap sthal and Ayodhya (25 km) Birthplace of Lord Rama.

Transport

By air

Ayodhya Airport[7] (under construction)(20 km) is the nearest international airport to Bikapur. Prayagraj Airport (150 km) and Gorakhpur Airport (150 km) are the nearby domestic airports and Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, Lucknow (150 km) and Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport, Varanasi (160 km) are the nearby international airports to reach Bikapur.

By rail

The Indian railway network connects Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Pratapgarh and Prayagraj with Bikapur. Ayodhya Cantt,[8] Ayodhya Junction,[9] Goshainganj,[10] Bharatkund,[11] Chaure Bazar,[12] Rudauli,[13] Kurebhar,[14] Sultanpur Junction[15] are the nearby railway stations from Bikapur.

By road

Bikapur is on the NH 330 and therefore has good road connectivity with Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Pratapgarh and Prayagraj using the NH 330. Bikapur is also well connected by road with nearby towns Bhadarsa, Masodha, Sohawal, Tarun, Haiderganj, Goshainganj, Mehbubganj, Rudauli, Milkipur and Kumarganj.

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