About Bijhaia Village

Bijhaia is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 437 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijhaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijhaia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	283 hectares
Population	867
Male Population	437
Female Population	430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
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 Bijhaia compares

By the 2011 count Bijhaia is the 52nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bijhaia

Bijhaia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bijhaia 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 Bijhaia from other places

Bijhaia lies about 19 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 13 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 Bijhaia
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Jamua	13 km
District headquarters	Giridih	19 km

Villages closest to Bijhaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijhaia village had a population of 867. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Bijhaia village has 437 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijhaia has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bijhaia is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijhaia covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijhaia falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bijhaia is Jamua, about 13 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 Bijhaia.

Bijhaia is about 19 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijhaia is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 9.4 km away. Jamua is about 13 km away. Giridih is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.