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About Bijaipur Village

Bijaipur is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 402 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijaipur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 139.38 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 402
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bijaipur compares

By the 2011 count Bijaipur is the 55th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 139.38 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bijaipur

Bijaipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bijaipur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijaipur from other places

Bijaipur lies about 47 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 3.1 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 Bijaipur
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 3.3 km
Nearest town Farakka 15 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 47 km

Villages closest to Bijaipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijaipur village had a population of 794. That makes it the 55th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Bijaipur village has 402 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijaipur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bijaipur is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijaipur covers 139.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijaipur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bijaipur is Barharwa Junction, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bijaipur.

Bijaipur is about 47 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijaipur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about 3.1 km away. Barharwa is about 3.3 km away. Farakka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Gargama (under 2 km), Patna (under 2 km) and Batail (2.3 km).

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

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