Bikramganj
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Bikramganj | |
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town | |
  Bikramganj Location in Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 25°12′N 84°15′E / 25.2°N 84.25°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Rohtas |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.64 km2 (6.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | nearly 1,000 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 802212 |
| Telephone code | 06185 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Website | rohtas |
Bikramganj is a nagar parishad city and community development block in Rohtas district, Bihar, India. In the 2011 census, Bikramganj had a population of nearly 4 lakh in 17,968 households. The main commodities produced in Bikramganj are rice and pulses. It has a slum known as Dhangai, which had a 2011 population of 3,955 in 637 households.[1] Bikramganj is located at 25°12′N 84°15′E / 25.2°N 84.25°E,[2] and has an average elevation of 77 metres (252 feet).
It is an historic commercial center at the crossroads connecting Patna to Sasaram and Buxar to Dehri and Dumraon known as Bikramganj Chowk. Bikramganj, in the less-industrialised north of Rohtas district, is surrounded by well-irrigated, fertile fields which have given the district its reputation as the rice bowl of Bihar. A railway station on Dehri Road connects to the nearby cities of Patna, Sasaram. A number of banks have opened in the city. A small river flows through Bikramganj,known as Kaai and drains into the Ganges in Buxar. Hinduism is the majority religion, and Chhath is a major festival. A local delicacy is litti with chicken, and chhena ka khurma is a sweet. Nearby towns are Suryapura, Kārākāt, Koath, and Sanjhauli. The climate is humid and sub-tropical, good for rice cultivation, and Katarni rice is a well-known variety grown in the region.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,681 | — |
| 1971 | 14,656 | +158.0% |
| 1981 | 20,570 | +40.4% |
| 1991 | 28,898 | +40.5% |
| 2001 | 38,408 | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 48,465 | +26.2% |
| Source: 2011 Census of India[1] | ||
In 2011, the population of the Bikramganj block was 163,565. Of these, 48,565 lived in the city of Bikramganj and 115,100 lived in rural areas. The block's population increased from 136,703 in 2001 to 163,565 in 2011, a 19.6-percent increase.[1]
Bikramganj's sex ratio was 882 females to 1,000 males in 2011, the lowest among cities in Rohtas district. The ratio was higher in rural areas, with 911 females for every 1,000 males (the second-lowest ratio in Rohtas, ahead of Kargahar), bringing the sex ratio of the sub-district to 902 – the lowest in Rohtas. The sub-district's sex ratio was 902 in the 0-6 age group (the lowest in Rohtas) 894 in the city of Bikramganj, and 906 in rural villages.[1]
The city's 2011 literacy rate was 74.76 percent, slightly below the Rohtas urban average of 78.35 percent. The rate was higher in men, with 81.37 percent of males and 67.26 percent of females able to read and write; the 14.11-percent literacy gender gap was slightly above the district urban average of 13.33 percent. In rural parts of Bikramganj block, the literacy rate was 74.96 percent (slightly above the district rural average of 72.5 percent, with 85.56 percent of men and 63.33 percent of women able to read and write. The combined literacy rate of the sub-district of Bikramganj was 74.90 percent, slightly above the district average of 73.37 percent.[1]
Amenities
Bikramganj had two hospital in 2024, no movie theatres, five nationalised banks and a community centre. It have no of public library at the time.[1]
All 80 villages in Bikramganj block had drinking water in 2011, but only three had tap water; most villages got water from wells or hand pumps. Fifty-seven villages had schools, serving 93.35 percent of the rural population. Twenty had medical facilities serving 44.69 percent of the rural population, and 31 had telephone access serving 60.66 percent of the rural population. Ten villages had banks, eight had agricultural credit societies, and 51 had pucca roads. Fifty-eight villages had electrical power, serving 89.75 percent of the rural population.[1]