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About Bijokhari Village

Bijokhari is a mid sized village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 527 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijokhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijokhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Ekangarsarai
Pincode 801306
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 527
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijokhari compares

By the 2011 count Bijokhari is the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bijokhari

Bijokhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bijokhari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bijokhari from other places

Bijokhari lies about 23 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, about 4.2 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 Bijokhari
Nearest railway station Aungari Dham 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekangarsarai 4.7 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 7.5 km
District headquarters Nalanda 23 km

Villages closest to Bijokhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijokhari village had a population of 994. That makes it the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Bijokhari village has 527 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijokhari has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Bijokhari is 801306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijokhari covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bijokhari falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bijokhari is Aungari Dham, about 4.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bijokhari.

Bijokhari is about 23 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijokhari is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Aungari Dham is about 4.2 km away. Ekangarsarai is about 4.7 km away. Islāmpur is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranipur (under 2 km), Kotri (under 2 km) and Lodipuer (under 2 km).

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

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