Bhikhanpur, Karandighi

Bhikhanpur is a village located in the Karandighi Subdivision of Dinajpur Uttar district of West Bengal. The village falls in Karandighi block and comes under Altapur-I Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raiganj parliament constituency and Karandighi assembly constituency.

As on January 2025, the current population of Bhikhanpur is 3.9 thousands out of which 2 thousands are males and rest 1.9 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 966 females per 1000 males. There are around 677 teenagers in Bhikhanpur. It has literacy rate of 47% which means around 1.8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 975 people belonging to scheduled caste and 313 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 683 households in Bhikhanpur, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 1.7 thousands. The pincode of Bhikhanpur is 733215 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Karandighi Sub Post office
• Kamartore Branch Post office
• Sawdhan Branch Post office
• Tungidighi Branch Post office
• Doarin Branch Post office

Schools

Bhikhanpur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Rahatpur High Madrasah (High School)
• Sabdhan High School
• Altapur High School (High School)
• Dwarin High School
• Tithpukur High School

Hospitals

Bhikhanpur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Harbanga Sub-Center
• Dalkhola Sub-Center
• Keshabpur Sub-Center
• D.Murhel Sub-Center
• Gopalpur Sub-Center

Banks

Bhikhanpur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Bejuar
• State Bank of India Tungidighi