About Bijar Village

Bijar is a mid sized village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,032, made up of 499 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1006 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Kuchai
Pincode	833216
Area (hectares)	1006 hectares
Population	1,032
Male Population	499
Female Population	533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,068
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijar compares

By the 2011 count Bijar is the 19th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 1006 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bijar

Bijar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bijar as Available within 5 - 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 Bijar from other places

Bijar lies about 26 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 19 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 Bijar
Tehsil headquarters	Kuchai	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Barabambo	19 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	22 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	26 km

Villages closest to Bijar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijar village had a population of 1,032. That makes it the 19th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Bijar village has 499 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijar has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bijar is 833216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijar covers 1006 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bijar falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bijar is Barabambo, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bijar.

Bijar is about 26 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijar is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kuchai is about 6.7 km away. Barabambo is about 19 km away. Chakradharpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.