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About Bijaipur Village

Bijaipur is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 385 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, 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 Pathna
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 385
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bijaipur compares

By the 2011 count Bijaipur is the 35th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 1030.

Getting to Bijaipur

Bijaipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bijaipur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Pathna under 2 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 3.1 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 Pathna 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 749. That makes it the 35th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Bijaipur village has 385 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijaipur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bijaipur is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijaipur covers 132 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 Pathna 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 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about under 2 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 3.1 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 Majurjhuti (under 2 km), Talberia (under 2 km) and Pathna Land (under 2 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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