About Bijhra Village

Bijhra is a large village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,472, made up of 1,253 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijhra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Korba
Tehsil	Poundi Uproda
Pincode	495445
Area (hectares)	513.92 hectares
Population	2,472
Male Population	1,253
Female Population	1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijhra compares

By the 2011 count Bijhra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 513.92 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 995.

Getting to Bijhra

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

Bijhra lies about 29 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 25 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 Bijhra
Nearest town	Katghora	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Gevra Road	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Poundi Uproda	29 km
District headquarters	Korba	29 km

Villages closest to Bijhra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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 Bijhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijhra village had a population of 2,472. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Bijhra village has 1,253 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijhra has about 973 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Bijhra is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijhra covers 513.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijhra falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bijhra is Gevra Road, about 25 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 Bijhra.

Bijhra is about 29 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijhra is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 6.4 km away. Gevra Road is about 25 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.