About Bijekhor Village

Bijekhor is a mid sized village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 424 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,259 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijekhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijekhor village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Islampur
Pincode	733202
Area (hectares)	200.72 hectares
Population	958
Male Population	424
Female Population	534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,259
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bijekhor compares

By the 2011 count Bijekhor is the 80th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 200.72 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bijekhor

Bijekhor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bijekhor 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijekhor from other places

Bijekhor lies about 40 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gunjaria, about 5.6 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 Bijekhor
Nearest railway station	Gunjaria	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	7.2 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	7.2 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	40 km

Villages closest to Bijekhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijekhor village had a population of 958. That makes it the 80th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Bijekhor village has 424 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijekhor has about 1259 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bijekhor is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijekhor covers 200.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bijekhor falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bijekhor is Gunjaria, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bijekhor.

Bijekhor is about 40 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijekhor is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gunjaria is about 5.6 km away. Islampur is about 7.2 km away. Islāmpur is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.