About Hijri Village

Hijri is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 261 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hijri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hijri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Boarijor
Pincode	814165
Area (hectares)	113 hectares
Population	502
Male Population	261
Female Population	241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hijri compares

By the 2011 count Hijri is the 84th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Hijri

Hijri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hijri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hijri from other places

Hijri lies about 42 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about 19 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 Hijri
Tehsil headquarters	Boarijor	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Karamtola	19 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	21 km
District headquarters	Godda	42 km

Villages closest to Hijri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hijri village had a population of 502. That makes it the 84th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Hijri village has 261 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hijri has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Hijri is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hijri covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hijri falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hijri is Karamtola, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hijri.

Hijri is about 42 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hijri is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 5.1 km away. Karamtola is about 19 km away. Sāhibganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.