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About Bijavara Village

Bijavara is a mid sized village in Madhugiri tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,610, made up of 813 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijavara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Madhugiri
Pincode 572132
Area (hectares) 297.34 hectares
Population 1,610
Male Population 813
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijavara compares

By the 2011 count Bijavara is the 33rd largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 297.34 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bijavara

Bijavara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bijavara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bijavara from other places

Bijavara lies about 40 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Viduraswattha, about 30 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 Bijavara
Tehsil headquarters Madhugiri 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Viduraswattha 30 km
District headquarters Tumkur 40 km

Villages closest to Bijavara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijavara village had a population of 1,610. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 279 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Bijavara village has 813 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijavara has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bijavara is 572132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijavara covers 297.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijavara falls under Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bijavara is Viduraswattha, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bijavara.

Bijavara is about 40 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijavara is in Madhugiri tehsil of Tumkur district. Madhugiri is about 2.7 km away. Viduraswattha is about 30 km away. Tumkur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guruvaderahalli (under 2 km), Kambatanahalli (under 2 km) and Palyadahalli (under 2 km).

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

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