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About Bichhiya Village

Bichhiya is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 423 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichhiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 125.43 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 423
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bichhiya compares

By the 2011 count Bichhiya is the 72nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 125.43 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Bichhiya

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

Bichhiya lies about 35 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 8.3 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 Bichhiya
Nearest railway station Jetha 8.3 km
Nearest town Saktī 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 16 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 35 km

Villages closest to Bichhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichhiya village had a population of 853. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Bichhiya village has 423 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichhiya has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Bichhiya is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichhiya covers 125.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bichhiya falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bichhiya is Jetha, about 8.3 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 Bichhiya.

Bichhiya is about 35 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichhiya is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jetha is about 8.3 km away. Saktī is about 10 km away. Jaijaipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amapali (under 2 km), Jhalraunda (2.0 km) and Lohrakot (2.3 km).

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

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