Bijra, Herhanj, Latehar, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on November 25, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bijra


The village Bijra is located in Herhanj C.D.Block of Latehar District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Chiru Gram Panchayat. It comes under Herhanj Community Development Block. The nearest town is Latehar, which is about 74 kilometers away from Bijra.

Travel and Communication for Bijra


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Bijra


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Bijra is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Bijra is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Bijra


As per available data from the year 2009, 825 persons live in 139 house holds in the village Bijra. There are 370 female individuals and 455 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 44.85% and males constitute 55.15% of the total population.

There are 101 scheduled castes persons of which 49 are females and 52 are males. Females constitute 48.51% and males constitute 51.49% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 12.24% of the total population.

Population density of Bijra is 771.03 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bijra


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Total area of Bijra is 107 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 39.67 ha. About 96.64 ha is un-irrigated area. About 6.21 ha is irrigated area. About 2.07 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 4.14 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 1.51 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 33.61 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.85 ha is culturable waste land. About 6.17 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 1.23 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Bijra


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Chiru, which is 5-10 kms away from Bijra.

There is a government primary school in the village Bijra.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Bijra, which is less than 5 kms away from Bijra.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Balumath, which is more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Balumagh, which is more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

Colleges in Bijra


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Latehar, which is more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Latehar, which is more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

Other Educational Facilities in Bijra


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

Healthcare Facilities in Bijra


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Bijra.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Bijra.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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