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About Bijpur Village

Bijpur is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 207 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 160.5 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 207
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijpur compares

By the 2011 count Bijpur is the 73rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 160.5 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Bijpur

Bijpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bijpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bijpur from other places

Bijpur lies about 15 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 48 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 Bijpur
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 8.5 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 15 km
Nearest town Tehri 15 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 48 km

Villages closest to Bijpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijpur village had a population of 415. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Bijpur village has 207 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijpur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Bijpur is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijpur covers 160.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijpur falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bijpur is Harrawala, about 48 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bijpur.

Bijpur is about 15 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijpur is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 8.5 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 15 km away. Tehri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pujar Gaon (under 2 km), Paniyala Lwarkha (2.2 km) and Nag (2.2 km).

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

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