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About Bijria Village

Bijria is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 66 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 773 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.58 hectares hectares.

Bijria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Area (hectares) 272.58 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 66
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 773
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 Bijria compares

By the 2011 count Bijria is the 149th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 272.58 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Bijria

Bijria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bijria 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 Bijria from other places

Bijria lies about 17 km from Borio, and the nearest railway station is Sahibganj, about 7.0 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 Bijria
Nearest railway station Sahibganj 7.0 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Borio 17 km

Villages closest to Bijria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijria village had a population of 117. That makes it the 149th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Bijria village has 66 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijria has about 773 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Bijria covers 272.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bijria falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bijria is Sahibganj, about 7.0 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 Bijria.

Bijria is about 17 km from Borio in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijria is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Sahibganj is about 7.0 km away. Sāhibganj is about 7.3 km away. Borio is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daugoda (under 2 km), Dule (under 2 km) and Dule Bedo (under 2 km).

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

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