About Bija Village

Bija is a large village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,086, made up of 1,576 males and 1,510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 907.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bija Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bija village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Takhatpur
Pincode	495113
Area (hectares)	907.61 hectares
Population	3,086
Male Population	1,576
Female Population	1,510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bija compares

By the 2011 count Bija is the 15th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 907.61 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Bija

Bija is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bija as Available. 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 Bija from other places

Bija 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 Bija
Nearest railway station	Kalmitar	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Takhatpur	13 km
Nearest town	Ratanpur	24 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	27 km

Villages closest to Bija

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bija village had a population of 3,086. That makes it the 15th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Bija village has 1,576 males and 1,510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bija has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Bija is 495113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bija covers 907.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bija falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bija is Kalmitar, 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Bija.

Bija 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.

Bija is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kalmitar is about 12 km away. Takhatpur is about 13 km away. Ratanpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.