About Bijra Village

Bijra is a large village in Haringhata tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,179, made up of 1,127 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741249, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Tehsil	Haringhata
Pincode	741249
Area (hectares)	252.18 hectares
Population	2,179
Male Population	1,127
Female Population	1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijra compares

By the 2011 count Bijra is the 39th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents. Its 252.18 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bijra

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

Bijra lies about 72 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about under 2 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 Bijra
Nearest railway station	Bira	under 2 km
Nearest town	Hābra	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haringhata	19 km
District headquarters	Nadia	72 km

Villages closest to Bijra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijra village had a population of 2,179. That makes it the 39th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents.

Bijra village has 1,127 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijra has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Bijra is 741249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijra covers 252.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bijra falls under Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bijra is Bira, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bijra.

Bijra is about 72 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijra is in Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district. Bira is about under 2 km away. Hābra is about 10 km away. Haringhata is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.