About Bijanu Village

Bijanu is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 215 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijanu village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Chakrata
Pincode	248124
Area (hectares)	175.06 hectares
Population	410
Male Population	215
Female Population	195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijanu compares

By the 2011 count Bijanu is the 41st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 175.06 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bijanu

Bijanu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bijanu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bijanu from other places

Bijanu lies about 30 km from Dehradun. 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 Bijanu
Tehsil headquarters	Chakrata	16 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	22 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	30 km

Villages closest to Bijanu

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

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Common questions about Bijanu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijanu village had a population of 410. That makes it the 41st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Bijanu village has 215 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijanu has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bijanu is 248124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijanu covers 175.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijanu falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Bijanu notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Bijanu.

Bijanu is about 30 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijanu is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 16 km away. Mussoorie is about 22 km away. Dehradun is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.