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About Bijapur Village

Bijapur is a small village in Moga tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 142 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 669 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Moga
Pincode 142042
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 142
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 669
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijapur compares

By the 2011 count Bijapur is the 197th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Bijapur

Bijapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bijapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bijapur from other places

Bijapur lies about 23 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Sindhar, about 11 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 Sindhar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Moga 23 km

Villages closest to Bijapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Moga 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 237. That makes it the 197th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Bijapur village has 142 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijapur has about 669 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Bijapur is 142042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijapur covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bijapur falls under Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bijapur is Sindhar, about 11 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 village for Bijapur.

Bijapur is about 23 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijapur is in Moga tehsil of Moga district. Sindhar is about 11 km away. Moga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangla (under 2 km), Aminwala (under 2 km) and Bhoepur (2.0 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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