# Bijaul Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Bijaul

Bijaul is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,101 people in 684 households**, the 8th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 3,101people (2011)
- 684households
- 54.1%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Bijaul PIN code and other codes

Bijaul falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBijaul
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224789

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bijaul from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bijaul?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bijaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bijaul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bijaul

Of every 100 households in Bijaul in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bijaul · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**35%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bijaul?

■ Bijaul · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**953

Working population ****26.1%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 48.0% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 415 (51%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 228 (28%) · **■** Marginal 55 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Balrampur

- Baluganj5,116 people
- Mohadipur3,584 people
- Balrampur3,556 people
- Dighal Daria3,207 people
- Salempur2,979 people
- Raipur2,915 people
- Sihagaon2,897 people
- Bhemial2,748 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bijaul from Katihar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bijaul?3,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijaul in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bijaul?54.1% (Census 2011)