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About Bijhwar Sagar Village

Bijhwar Sagar is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 282 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,355 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijhwar Sagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijhwar Sagar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222170
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 282
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,355
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 Bijhwar Sagar compares

By the 2011 count Bijhwar Sagar is the 276th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Bijhwar Sagar

The census records public bus service for Bijhwar Sagar 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 Bijhwar Sagar from other places

Bijhwar Sagar lies about 12 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Muftiganj, about 2.9 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 Bijhwar Sagar
Nearest railway station Muftiganj 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 12 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 12 km

Villages closest to Bijhwar Sagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kerakat 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 Bijhwar Sagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijhwar Sagar village had a population of 664. That makes it the 276th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Bijhwar Sagar village has 282 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijhwar Sagar has about 1355 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Bijhwar Sagar is 222170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijhwar Sagar covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bijhwar Sagar falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bijhwar Sagar is Muftiganj, about 2.9 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 Bijhwar Sagar.

Bijhwar Sagar is about 12 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijhwar Sagar is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Muftiganj is about 2.9 km away. Kerakat is about 12 km away. Jaunpur 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 Bijhwar Sarang (under 2 km), Itaili (under 2 km) and Basupatti (under 2 km).

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

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