About Bijhri Village

Bijhri is a mid sized village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,855, made up of 877 males and 978 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijhri village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Dhatwal
Pincode	176040
Area (hectares)	419.33 hectares
Population	1,855
Male Population	877
Female Population	978
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,115
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijhri compares

By the 2011 count Bijhri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 419.33 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Bijhri

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

Bijhri lies about 56 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Bijhri
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	17 km
Nearest town	Baddi	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhatwal	34 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	56 km

Villages closest to Bijhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijhri village had a population of 1,855. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Bijhri village has 877 males and 978 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijhri has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Bijhri is 176040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijhri covers 419.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijhri falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bijhri is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bijhri.

Bijhri is about 56 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijhri is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Dhatwal is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.