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About Bijapar Village

Bijapar is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 89 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.77 hectares hectares.

Bijapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijapar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 551.77 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 89
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
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 Bijapar compares

By the 2011 count Bijapar is the 73rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 551.77 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1056.

Getting to Bijapar

Bijapar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bijapar 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 Bijapar from other places

Bijapar lies about 84 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 39 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 Bijapar
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 12 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 39 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 53 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 84 km

Villages closest to Bijapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijapar village had a population of 188. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Bijapar village has 89 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijapar has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Bijapar covers 551.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bijapar falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bijapar is Dewalgaon, about 39 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 Bijapar.

Bijapar is about 84 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijapar is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 12 km away. Dewalgaon is about 39 km away. Dongargarh is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawali (1.6 km), Bodaldand (2.2 km) and Maseli (3.3 km).

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

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