About Bijanbari Village

Bijanbari is one of the larger villages in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,338, made up of 2,685 males and 2,653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijanbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijanbari village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Darjeeling Pulbazar
Pincode	734201
Area (hectares)	495.74 hectares
Population	5,338
Male Population	2,685
Female Population	2,653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijanbari compares

By the 2011 count Bijanbari is the 4th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 495.74 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bijanbari

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

Bijanbari lies about 8.0 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 7.5 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 Bijanbari
Nearest railway station	Darjeeling	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darjeeling Pulbazar	8.0 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	8.0 km
Nearest town	Dārjiling	8.0 km

Villages closest to Bijanbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darjeeling Pulbazar 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 Bijanbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijanbari village had a population of 5,338. That makes it the 4th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Bijanbari village has 2,685 males and 2,653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijanbari has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bijanbari is 734201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijanbari covers 495.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bijanbari falls under Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bijanbari is Darjeeling, about 7.5 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 within village for Bijanbari.

Bijanbari is about 8.0 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijanbari is in Darjeeling Pulbazar tehsil of Darjiling district. Darjeeling is about 7.5 km away. Darjeeling Pulbazar is about 8.0 km away. Darjiling is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.