About Bijbani Village

Bijbani is one of the larger villages in Bankatwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33,876, made up of 17,722 males and 16,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2168.7 hectares hectares.

Bijbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijbani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Bankatwa
Area (hectares)	2168.7 hectares
Population	33,876
Male Population	17,722
Female Population	16,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
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 Bijbani compares

By the 2011 count Bijbani is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,843 residents. Its 2168.7 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bijbani

Bijbani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bijbani 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 Bijbani from other places

Bijbani lies about 58 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 5.7 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 Bijbani
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Narkatyaganj	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bankatwa	10 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	58 km

Villages closest to Bijbani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijbani village had a population of 33,876. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,843 residents.

Bijbani village has 17,722 males and 16,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijbani has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Bijbani covers 2168.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bijbani falls under Bankatwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bijbani is Narkatyaganj, about 5.7 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 Bijbani.

Bijbani is about 58 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijbani is in Bankatwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Narkatiāganj is about 5.6 km away. Narkatyaganj is about 5.7 km away. Bankatwa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.