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About Bijaili Village

Bijaili is a large village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,362, made up of 1,189 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235 hectares hectares.

Bijaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Area (hectares) 235 hectares
Population 2,362
Male Population 1,189
Female Population 1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijaili compares

By the 2011 count Bijaili is the 9th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 235 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bijaili

Bijaili is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bijaili as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijaili from other places

Bijaili lies about 14 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gorphar, about 3.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bijaili
Nearest railway station Gorphar 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dandkhora 5.7 km
District headquarters Katihar 14 km

Villages closest to Bijaili

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dandkhora tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bijaili

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijaili village had a population of 2,362. That makes it the 9th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Bijaili village has 1,189 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijaili has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Bijaili covers 235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bijaili falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bijaili is Gorphar, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bijaili.

Bijaili is about 14 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijaili is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Gorphar is about 3.6 km away. Dandkhora is about 5.7 km away. Katihar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakraili (under 2 km), Kalsara (under 2 km) and Raipur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bijaili today is likely to be higher.

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