About Bijra Village

Bijra is a mid sized village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 455 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Herhanj
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	107 hectares
Population	825
Male Population	455
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	813
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijra compares

By the 2011 count Bijra is the 14th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bijra

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

Bijra lies about 24 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 12 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 Bijra
Tehsil headquarters	Herhanj	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Balumath	12 km
District headquarters	Latehar	24 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	24 km

Villages closest to Bijra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijra village had a population of 825. That makes it the 14th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Bijra village has 455 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijra has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bijra is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijra covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bijra falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bijra is Balumath, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bijra.

Bijra is about 24 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijra is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 9.2 km away. Balumath is about 12 km away. Latehar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.