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About Bijli Village

Bijli is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,182, made up of 568 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 243.43 hectares
Population 1,182
Male Population 568
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bijli compares

By the 2011 count Bijli is the 50th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 243.43 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bijli

Bijli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bijli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijli from other places

Bijli lies about 50 km from Raipur. 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 Bijli
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 13 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 50 km

Villages closest to Bijli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijli village had a population of 1,182. That makes it the 50th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Bijli village has 568 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijli has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bijli is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijli covers 243.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijli falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bijli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bijli.

Bijli is about 50 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijli is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 13 km away. Nawāpāra is about 15 km away. Raipur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khudiadih (under 2 km), Raweli (1.5 km) and Madwadih (1.9 km).

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

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