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About Bijapur Village

Bijapur is a small village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 144 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Khanna
Pincode 141401
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 144
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bijapur compares

By the 2011 count Bijapur is the 64th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Bijapur

Bijapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bijapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijapur from other places

Bijapur 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 Bijapur
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 Bijapur

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.

Common questions about Bijapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijapur village had a population of 288. That makes it the 64th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Bijapur village has 144 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijapur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Bijapur is 141401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijapur covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijapur falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bijapur is Chawapail, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bijapur.

Bijapur 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.

Bijapur 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bija (under 2 km), Mandiala Kalan (under 2 km) and Mehandipur (1.7 km).

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

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