About Bijwar Village

Bijwar is a large village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,626, made up of 1,367 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 967 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijwar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	967 hectares
Population	2,626
Male Population	1,367
Female Population	1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijwar compares

By the 2011 count Bijwar is the 28th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 967 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Bijwar

Bijwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bijwar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bijwar from other places

Bijwar lies about 15 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 12 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 Bijwar
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	6.4 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sonbarsa Kacheri	12 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	15 km

Villages closest to Bijwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijwar village had a population of 2,626. That makes it the 28th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Bijwar village has 1,367 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijwar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Bijwar is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijwar covers 967 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijwar falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bijwar is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 12 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 village for Bijwar.

Bijwar is about 15 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijwar is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 6.4 km away. Bangaon is about 8.5 km away. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.