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About Bijamal Village

Bijamal is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 111 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijamal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 97.15 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 111
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijamal compares

By the 2011 count Bijamal is the 186th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 97.15 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bijamal

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

Bijamal lies about 52 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 41 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 Bijamal
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 13 km
Nearest town Saraipali 31 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 41 km
District headquarters Raigarh 52 km

Villages closest to Bijamal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijamal village had a population of 221. That makes it the 186th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Bijamal village has 111 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijamal has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bijamal is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijamal covers 97.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijamal falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bijamal is Bargarh Road, about 41 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 km distance for Bijamal.

Bijamal is about 52 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijamal is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 13 km away. Saraipali is about 31 km away. Bargarh Road is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaunra Darha (2.6 km), Mekara (2.8 km) and Danighati (3.1 km).

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

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