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About Bijhouri Village

Bijhouri is a small village in Pandariya tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 175 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijhouri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijhouri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Pandariya
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 184.03 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 175
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,177
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijhouri compares

By the 2011 count Bijhouri is the 218th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 184.03 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Bijhouri

Bijhouri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bijhouri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bijhouri from other places

Bijhouri lies about 37 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 50 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 Bijhouri
Tehsil headquarters Pandariya 14 km
Nearest town Mungeli 31 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 37 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 50 km

Villages closest to Bijhouri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijhouri village had a population of 381. That makes it the 218th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Bijhouri village has 175 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijhouri has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Bijhouri is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijhouri covers 184.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijhouri falls under Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bijhouri is Salkaroad, about 50 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bijhouri.

Bijhouri is about 37 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijhouri is in Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Pandariya is about 14 km away. Mungeli is about 31 km away. Kabeerdham is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira Tulsi (under 2 km), Prankhaira (under 2 km) and Udaka (2.0 km).

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

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