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About Bijuar Village

Bijuar is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,948, made up of 985 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Bijuar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijuar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 1,948
Male Population 985
Female Population 963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bijuar compares

By the 2011 count Bijuar is the 38th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bijuar

Bijuar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bijuar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijuar from other places

Bijuar lies about 46 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 10 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 Bijuar
Nearest railway station Hatwar 10 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 46 km

Villages closest to Bijuar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijuar village had a population of 1,948. That makes it the 38th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Bijuar village has 985 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijuar has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Bijuar covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bijuar falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bijuar is Hatwar, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bijuar.

Bijuar is about 46 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijuar is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 10 km away. Kishanganj is about 16 km away. Baisa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadaran (under 2 km), Dhadhuar (under 2 km) and Kalthia (under 2 km).

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

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