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About Bijhauli Village

Bijhauli is one of the larger villages in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,226, made up of 4,296 males and 3,930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247666, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijhauli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247666
Area (hectares) 277.84 hectares
Population 8,226
Male Population 4,296
Female Population 3,930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bijhauli compares

By the 2011 count Bijhauli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 277.84 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Bijhauli

Bijhauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bijhauli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijhauli from other places

Bijhauli lies about 29 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Dhandera, about 2.8 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 Bijhauli
Nearest railway station Dhandera 2.8 km
Nearest town Manglaur 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 5.4 km
District headquarters Hardwar 29 km

Villages closest to Bijhauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijhauli village had a population of 8,226. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Bijhauli village has 4,296 males and 3,930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijhauli has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Bijhauli is 247666. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijhauli covers 277.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bijhauli falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bijhauli is Dhandera, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bijhauli.

Bijhauli is about 29 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijhauli is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Dhandera is about 2.8 km away. Manglaur is about 3.6 km away. Roorkee is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwanpur (2.0 km), Nagala Imarti (2.1 km) and Mohanpur Majara Saliar (2.7 km).

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

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