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About Bijai Village

Bijai is one of the larger villages in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,435, made up of 6,580 males and 5,855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 853204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Pincode 853204
Area (hectares) 623 hectares
Population 12,435
Male Population 6,580
Female Population 5,855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bijai compares

By the 2011 count Bijai is the 4th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 623 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Bijai

Bijai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bijai as Available within <5 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 Bijai from other places

Bijai lies about 52 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banikpur Halt, about 9.4 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 Bijai
Nearest town Naugachhia 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Banikpur Halt 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rupauli 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 52 km

Villages closest to Bijai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijai village had a population of 12,435. That makes it the 4th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Bijai village has 6,580 males and 5,855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijai has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Bijai is 853204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijai covers 623 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bijai falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bijai is Banikpur Halt, about 9.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bijai.

Bijai is about 52 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijai is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Naugachhia is about 9.3 km away. Banikpur Halt is about 9.4 km away. Rupauli 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 Bijaithana (under 2 km), Mohanpur Istamrar (2.3 km) and Anjhari (3.5 km).

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

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