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About Bijur Village

Bijur is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 322 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.21 hectares hectares.

Bijur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 406.21 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 322
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijur compares

By the 2011 count Bijur is the 110th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 406.21 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Bijur

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

Bijur lies about 80 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Madure, about 40 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 Bijur
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 5.5 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 35 km
Nearest railway station Madure 40 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 80 km

Villages closest to Bijur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijur village had a population of 643. That makes it the 110th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Bijur village has 322 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Bijur covers 406.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bijur falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bijur is Madure, about 40 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 km distance for Bijur.

Bijur is about 80 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijur is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 5.5 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 35 km away. Madure 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 Kanur Bk (under 2 km), Kanur Kh (under 2 km) and Mahalunge Inam (2.5 km).

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

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