About Bijka Village

Bijka is a large village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,399, made up of 1,231 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3556.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhandaria
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	3556.69 hectares
Population	2,399
Male Population	1,231
Female Population	1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijka compares

By the 2011 count Bijka is the 5th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 3556.69 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bijka

Bijka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bijka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bijka from other places

Bijka lies about 44 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 18 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 Bijka
Tehsil headquarters	Bhandaria	14 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	18 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	30 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	44 km

Villages closest to Bijka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijka village had a population of 2,399. That makes it the 5th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Bijka village has 1,231 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijka has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bijka is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijka covers 3556.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bijka falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bijka is Barwadih Junction, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bijka.

Bijka is about 44 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijka is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 14 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 18 km away. Medininagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.