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About Bijhamra Village

Bijhamra is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 248 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijhamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijhamra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 248
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijhamra compares

By the 2011 count Bijhamra is the 58th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bijhamra

Bijhamra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bijhamra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bijhamra from other places

Bijhamra lies about 11 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, 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 Bijhamra
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 9.1 km
District headquarters Pakur 11 km
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 12 km

Villages closest to Bijhamra

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

Common questions about Bijhamra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijhamra village had a population of 488. That makes it the 58th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Bijhamra village has 248 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijhamra has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bijhamra is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijhamra covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijhamra falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bijhamra is Tilbhita, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bijhamra.

Bijhamra is about 11 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijhamra is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 9.1 km away. Pakur is about 11 km away. Tilbhita is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanbad (under 2 km), Daldali (2.0 km) and Manidanga (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bijhamra today is likely to be higher.

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