# Bijaili Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Bijaili

Bijaili is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,362 people in 459 households**, the 9th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 2,362people (2011)
- 459households
- 50.6%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Bijaili PIN code and other codes

Bijaili falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaipur
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225468

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

## How far is Bijaili from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)15 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 Bijaili?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bijaili; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doasi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Bijaili known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Bijaili

Of every 100 households in Bijaili in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bijaili · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**26%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Bijaili?

■ Bijaili · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**947

Working population ****37.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.8% for men and 44.4% for women. 44% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (5%) · **■** Other work 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 803 (91%)

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 Dandkhora

- Sauria3,108 people
- Borni Gorgawan2,831 people
- Gurpahar2,727 people
- Mahespur2,648 people
- Bhelahi2,084 people
- Mohnipipra1,977 people
- Tikaili1,952 people
- Kandharpaili1,917 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bijaili from Katihar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Bijaili?2,362 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijaili in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bijaili?50.6% (Census 2011)