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About Bijjawara Village

Bijjawara is a mid sized village in Devanahalli tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,523, made up of 747 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijjawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijjawara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Devanahalli
Pincode 562110
Area (hectares) 157.15 hectares
Population 1,523
Male Population 747
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bijjawara compares

By the 2011 count Bijjawara is the 21st largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 157.15 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bijjawara

Bijjawara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bijjawara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bijjawara from other places

Bijjawara lies about 22 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Venkatagirikote, about 1.5 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 Bijjawara
Nearest railway station Venkatagirikote 1.5 km
Nearest town Vijayapura 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Devanahalli 9.8 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 22 km

Villages closest to Bijjawara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijjawara village had a population of 1,523. That makes it the 21st largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Bijjawara village has 747 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijjawara has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bijjawara is 562110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijjawara covers 157.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bijjawara falls under Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bijjawara is Venkatagirikote, about 1.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bijjawara.

Bijjawara is about 22 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijjawara is in Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Venkatagirikote is about 1.5 km away. Vijayapura is about 7.1 km away. Devanahalli is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Venkatagirikote (under 2 km), Thimmahalli (1.6 km) and Irigenahalli (1.7 km).

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

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