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About Bijli Village

Bijli is a small village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 30 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 40.72 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 30
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijli compares

By the 2011 count Bijli is the 331st largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 40.72 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Bijli

Bijli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bijli as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhola Gara, Bholadanga, Bhulka and Bhumij Dhansol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bijli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijli village had a population of 63. That makes it the 331st largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Bijli village has 30 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijli has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bijli is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijli covers 40.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bijli falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bijli 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 village for Bijli.

Bijli is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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