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About Bijana Village

Bijana is a mid sized village in Tamnar tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 746 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijana village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Tamnar
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 519.98 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 746
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijana compares

By the 2011 count Bijana is the 16th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 519.98 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 998.

Getting to Bijana

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

Bijana lies about 31 km from Tamnar, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 9.4 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 Bijana
Nearest railway station Raigarh 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamnar 31 km

Villages closest to Bijana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijana village had a population of 1,486. That makes it the 16th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Bijana village has 746 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijana has about 992 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 998.

The pincode recorded for Bijana is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijana covers 519.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijana falls under Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bijana is Raigarh, about 9.4 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 Bijana.

Bijana is about 31 km from Tamnar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijana is in Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 9.4 km away. Tamnar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarekela (3.0 km), Dhaurabhatha (6.3 km) and Tharakpur (6.7 km).

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

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