About Bijhara Village

Bijhara is a large village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,645, made up of 2,441 males and 2,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares.

Bijhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	222 hectares
Population	4,645
Male Population	2,441
Female Population	2,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijhara compares

By the 2011 count Bijhara is the 12th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bijhara

Bijhara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bijhara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bijhara from other places

Bijhara lies about 86 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 26 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 Bijhara
Nearest town	Arāria	20 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	28 km
District headquarters	Katihar	86 km

Villages closest to Bijhara

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

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Common questions about Bijhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijhara village had a population of 4,645. That makes it the 12th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Bijhara village has 2,441 males and 2,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijhara has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Bijhara covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bijhara falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bijhara is Araria Court, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Bijhara.

Bijhara is about 86 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijhara is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Arāria is about 20 km away. Araria Court is about 26 km away. Kadwa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.