# Bijaura Village, Bandhogarh, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bandhogarh, Umaria 

# Bijaura

Bijaura is a village in Bandhogarh sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **480 people in 101 households**, the 69th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 480people (2011)
- 101households
- 58.8%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Bijaura PIN code and other codes

Bijaura falls in Bandhogarh sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockUmaria
- Census village code467676

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

## How far is Bijaura from nearby towns?

- Umaria (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Umaria (district HQ)35 km by road
- Umaria (nearest town)35 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 Bijaura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bijaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umaria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bijaura known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and masoor**. About 39% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Bijaura

Of every 100 households in Bijaura in 2011, 19 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bijaura · ■ Bandhogarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****92%**

**65%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bijaura?

■ Bijaura · ■ Bandhogarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**956

Working population ****33.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 38.9% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (80%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 23 (14%)

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 Bandhogarh

- Baja Kund554 people
- Majmani Khurd514 people
- Karoundi490 people
- Katariya481 people
- Dabarauha473 people
- Arnuwari471 people
- Tikariya471 people
- Surajpura464 people

[All 108 villages in Bandhogarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/bandhogarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bijaura from Umaria?35 km by road
- What is the population of Bijaura?480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijaura in?Umaria district (Bandhogarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bijaura?58.8% (Census 2011)