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About Bijepur Village

Bijepur is a small village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 231 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijepur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493344
Area (hectares) 207.76 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 231
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijepur compares

By the 2011 count Bijepur is the 178th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 207.76 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Bijepur

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

Bijepur lies about 60 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 38 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 Bijepur
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 14 km
Nearest town Saraipali 37 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 38 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 60 km

Villages closest to Bijepur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijepur village had a population of 463. That makes it the 178th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Bijepur village has 231 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijepur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bijepur is 493344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijepur covers 207.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijepur falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bijepur is Bagbahra, about 38 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 Bijepur.

Bijepur is about 60 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijepur is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 14 km away. Saraipali is about 37 km away. Bagbahra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loharakot (1.6 km), Utekel (1.7 km) and Baldidih (1.8 km).

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

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