Bikapur

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]

For Vidhan Sabha, see Bikapur Assembly constituency.

Bikapur
Town
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionAyodhya
DistrictAyodhya
TehsilBikapur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,453
Language
 • OfficialHindi
 • Additional officialUrdu
 • RegionalAwadhi
Vehicle registrationUP-42

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]

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[6] (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,[7] Ayodhya Junction,[8] Goshainganj,[9] Bharatkund,[10] Chaure Bazar,[11] Rudauli,[12] Kurebhar,[13] Sultanpur Junction[14] 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.

References
  1. "Bikapur Town Area | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. "Tehsil - There are five tehsils in the district. Sub Divisional Magistrate is Head of the office". ayodhya.nic.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. "Bikapur, Bikapur City Polpulation and Location | Ourhero.In". ourhero.in. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  4. "Subdivision & Blocks - District Ayodhya Consists of 11 Blocks". ayodhya.nic.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. "Police | District Ayodhya - Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". ayodhya.nic.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. Tyagi, Harshita (24 November 2020). "UP Cabinet clears proposal to rename Ayodhya Airport as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport". Times Now. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  7. "Ayodhya Cantt Railway Station (AYC) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. Paliwal, Aishwarya (6 August 2020). "Ayodhya Junction railway station to get new temple-like look". India Today. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. "Goshainganj (GGJ) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. "Bharatkund (BTKD) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  11. "Chaure Bazar (CHBR) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  12. "Rudauli (RDL) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. "Kurebhar (KBE) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  14. "Sultanpur (SLN) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 23 February 2021.


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