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About Bijaput Village

Bijaput is a small village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 207 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijaput Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijaput village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Jagdalpur
Pincode 494001
Area (hectares) 76.95 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 207
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bijaput compares

By the 2011 count Bijaput is the 76th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 76.95 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bijaput

Bijaput is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bijaput as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijaput from other places

Bijaput lies about 26 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Amagura, about 4.6 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 Bijaput
Nearest railway station Amagura 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdalpur 14 km
District headquarters Bastar 26 km

Villages closest to Bijaput

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijaput village had a population of 438. That makes it the 76th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Bijaput village has 207 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijaput has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bijaput is 494001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijaput covers 76.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijaput falls under Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bijaput is Amagura, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bijaput.

Bijaput is about 26 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijaput is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district. Amagura is about 4.6 km away. Jagdalpur is about 14 km away. Bastar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanpur (under 2 km), Upanpal (under 2 km) and Nagarnar (2.4 km).

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

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