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About Bijarwar Village

Bijarwar is a mid sized village in Pendra Road Gorella tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 272 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijarwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijarwar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pendra Road Gorella
Pincode 495117
Area (hectares) 281.57 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 272
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bijarwar compares

By the 2011 count Bijarwar is the 73rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 281.57 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Bijarwar

Bijarwar 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 Bijarwar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bijarwar from other places

Bijarwar lies about 27 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, 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 Bijarwar
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 12 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Pendra Road Gorella 27 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Bijarwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pendra Road Gorella 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 Bijarwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijarwar village had a population of 548. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Bijarwar village has 272 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijarwar has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Bijarwar is 495117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijarwar covers 281.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bijarwar falls under Pendra Road Gorella tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bijarwar is Kalmitar, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Bijarwar.

Bijarwar is about 27 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijarwar is in Pendra Road Gorella tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kalmitar is about 12 km away. Ratanpur is about 24 km away. Pendra Road Gorella is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belgahna (2.7 km), Bhaskura (4.0 km) and Kargi Khurd (5.3 km).

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

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