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About Bijna Village

Bijna is a large village in Tahrauli tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,261, made up of 1,698 males and 1,563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.39 hectares hectares.

Bijna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Tahrauli
Area (hectares) 379.39 hectares
Population 3,261
Male Population 1,698
Female Population 1,563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijna compares

By the 2011 count Bijna is the 7th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 379.39 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Bijna

Bijna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bijna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Bijna from other places

Bijna lies about 44 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Teharka, about 20 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 Bijna
Tehsil headquarters Tahrauli 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Teharka 20 km
Nearest town Gursarāi 24 km
District headquarters Jhansi 44 km

Villages closest to Bijna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijna village had a population of 3,261. That makes it the 7th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Bijna village has 1,698 males and 1,563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijna has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Bijna covers 379.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bijna falls under Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bijna is Teharka, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Bijna.

Bijna is about 44 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijna is in Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district. Tahrauli is about 8.6 km away. Teharka is about 20 km away. Gursarāi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansar (under 2 km), Mawai (under 2 km) and Dhurwai (2.9 km).

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

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