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- LGD code
- 213532
- Pincode
- 231216
- Post office
- Robertsganj
- Population
- 1,102
- Households
- 184
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Sex ratio
- 887 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 494
Census 2011 · in context
How Bichapai compares
By population, Bichapai ranks #115 of 689 villages in Robertsganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.4%
+7.7% vs mandal average
- Bichapai
- 61.4%
- Robertsganj mandal
- 53.7%
- Sonbhadra district
- 52.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
887
−44 vs mandal average
- Bichapai
- 887
- Robertsganj mandal
- 931
Household size
people per home
6.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Bichapai
- 6.0
- Robertsganj mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bichapai at a glance
Bichapai is a village of 1,102 people in 184 households (Census 2011) in Robertsganj tehsil, Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, the 115th-largest of 689 villages in Robertsganj tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 887 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 231216, served by Robertsganj post office; the LGD village code is 213532. The village votes in Salon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashok Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,299 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bichapai
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SONBHADRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 3
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- UMRUHI
- Total area (ha)
- 120.23
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 120.23
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bichapai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bichapai
- LGD code
- 213532
- Pincode
- 231216
- Post office
- Robertsganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,102
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,299
- Households
- 184
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 887
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Amethi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Salon
- Member of Parliament
- Kishori Lal Sharma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ashok Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Robertsganj
- Nearest PHC
- Raj Ganga Nursing Home (63.5 km)
- Nearest post office
- Pratapgarh Head Post Office (63.9 km)
- Nearest bank
- Punjab National Bank (71.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Pariawan Kalakankar Road (30.1 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 231216
- MadhupurRobertsganj mandal9,710 pop
- BahuraRobertsganj mandal7,420 pop
- SirsiathkuraiRobertsganj mandal7,289 pop
- SukritRobertsganj mandal6,899 pop
- LohraRobertsganj mandal6,843 pop
- ShorahaRobertsganj mandal4,127 pop
- Nagnar HaraiaRobertsganj mandal3,857 pop
- BatRobertsganj mandal3,621 pop
- KushiRobertsganj mandal3,569 pop
Other villages in Robertsganj mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)