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About Bijgaon Village

Bijgaon is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 683 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijgaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733130
Area (hectares) 84.08 hectares
Population 1,342
Male Population 683
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bijgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bijgaon is the 114th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 84.08 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bijgaon

Bijgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bijgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhattagidighi, Bhiti, Bhitihar and Bhomra. 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 Bijgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijgaon village had a population of 1,342. That makes it the 114th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Bijgaon village has 683 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijgaon has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bijgaon is 733130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijgaon covers 84.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bijgaon falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bijgaon notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Bijgaon.

Bijgaon is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Bijgaon today is likely to be higher.

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