About Bija Village

Bija is a large village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,167, made up of 1,672 males and 1,495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bija Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bija village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Khanna
Pincode	141412
Area (hectares)	377 hectares
Population	3,167
Male Population	1,672
Female Population	1,495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bija compares

By the 2011 count Bija is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 377 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Bija

Bija 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 Bija as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bija from other places

Bija lies about 30 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, 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 Bija
Nearest railway station	Chawapail	1.5 km
Nearest town	Dorāha	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanna	12 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	30 km

Villages closest to Bija

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

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Common questions about Bija

As per the Census of India 2011, Bija village had a population of 3,167. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Bija village has 1,672 males and 1,495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bija has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Bija is 141412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bija covers 377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bija falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bija is Chawapail, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bija.

Bija is about 30 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bija is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chawapail is about 1.5 km away. Dorāha is about 9.8 km away. Khanna is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.