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About Bijjur Village

Bijjur is a mid sized village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 526 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijjur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijjur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Shirhatti
Pincode 582112
Area (hectares) 415.71 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 526
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijjur compares

By the 2011 count Bijjur is the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 415.71 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 966.

Getting to Bijjur

Bijjur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bijjur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijjur from other places

Bijjur lies about 45 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Yalavigi, about 24 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 Bijjur
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirhatti 24 km
Nearest railway station Yalavigi 24 km
District headquarters Gadag 45 km

Villages closest to Bijjur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijjur village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Bijjur village has 526 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijjur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Bijjur is 582112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijjur covers 415.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijjur falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bijjur is Yalavigi, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bijjur.

Bijjur is about 45 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijjur is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Lakshmeshwar is about 22 km away. Shirhatti is about 24 km away. Yalavigi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagaramaduvu (under 2 km), Ankali (2.4 km) and Konchigeri (2.5 km).

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

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