# Bijra Village, Herhanj, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Herhanj, Latehar 

# Bijra

Bijra is a village in Herhanj sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **825 people in 139 households**, the 14th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 825people (2011)
- 139households
- 52.1%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Bijra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bijra is 822126.** Bijra falls in Herhanj sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatChiru
- Community development blockHerhanj
- Census village code367498

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

## How far is Bijra from nearby towns?

- Herhanj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ)74 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)74 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 Bijra?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bijra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balumagh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Latehar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Bijra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 37% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Bijra

Of every 100 households in Bijra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bijra · ■ Herhanj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****13%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****61%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

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 Bijra?

■ Bijra · ■ Herhanj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****813**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**960

Working population ****48.8%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 40.0% for women. 47% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 94 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (30%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 172 (43%)

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 Herhanj

- Tasu1,016 people
- Serandag998 people
- Kasmar973 people
- Hesatu957 people
- Arahara806 people
- Bhargaon800 people
- Serka752 people
- Kenru719 people

[All 51 villages in Herhanj](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/herhanj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bijra?822126
- How far is Bijra from Latehar?74 km by road
- What is the population of Bijra?825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijra in?Latehar district (Herhanj sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bijra?52.1% (Census 2011)