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About Bijhawat Village

Bijhawat is a large village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,831, made up of 1,350 males and 1,481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578.53 hectares hectares.

Bijhawat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijhawat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 578.53 hectares
Population 2,831
Male Population 1,350
Female Population 1,481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bijhawat compares

By the 2011 count Bijhawat is the 24th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 578.53 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Bijhawat

The census records public bus service for Bijhawat 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijhawat from other places

Bijhawat lies about 40 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 14 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 Bijhawat
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 15 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 22 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 40 km

Villages closest to Bijhawat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijhawat village had a population of 2,831. That makes it the 24th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Bijhawat village has 1,350 males and 1,481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijhawat has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Bijhawat covers 578.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijhawat falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bijhawat is Harpalganj, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bijhawat.

Bijhawat is about 40 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijhawat is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Harpalganj is about 14 km away. Badlapur is about 15 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anapur (under 2 km), Chak Molanapur (under 2 km) and Bahorikpur (under 2 km).

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

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