Bijuri
Bijuri is a town and a Municipality or Municipal Council or Nagar Palika Parishad in Anuppur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Bijuri | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Bijuri Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Bijuri Bijuri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23.2707100°N 82.1245700°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Anuppur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 25,618 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 484440 |
| Telephone code | 07658-264___ |
| Vehicle registration | MP-65 |
Geography
Bijuri is located at 23°16′15″N 82°07′28″E.
Transport
Rail connectivity
Bijuri railway station is situated in Anuppur–Ambikapur rail route, and is a LOCO railway station on this route. Bijuri railway station has three platforms.
Following is the list of all the trains starts from and pass through Bijuri (BJRI) Railway Station:
To ABKP
- Durg - Ambikapur Express
- Manendergarh - Ambikapur Passenger
- Shahdol- Ambikapur Memu
- Shahdol - Ambikapur Passenger
- Jabalpur - Ambikapur Intercity Express
To CHRM
- Rewa - Chirimiri Fast Passenger
- Bilaspur - Chirimiri Passenger
- Anuppur - Chirimiri Passenger
- Chandia Road - Chirimiri Passenger
- Katni - Chirimiri Passenger
- Anuppur - Manendragarh Passenger
To APR
- Ambikapur - Durg Passenger Express (18242)
- Chirimiri - Durg Passenger Express (28242)
- Chirimiri - Saugor Passenger (51755)
- Ambikapur - Jabalpur Intercity Express (11266)
- Chirimiri - Chandia Road Passenger (58221)
- Ambikapur - Shahdol Passenger (58702)
- Ambikapur - Anuppur Passenger (58224)
- Chirimiri - Rewa Fast Passenger (51754)
- Ambikapur - Anuppur Menu (68750)
- Chirimiri - Bilasapur Passenger (58220)
By Road
National High way 43 connects Bijuri with other parts of the state. Buses services are operating between cities of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar.
By Air
The nearest airport is Swami Vivekananda Airport, which is located in Raipur.
Demographics
In a 2011 census, Bijuri had a population of 32,682.[1]
Economy
Bijuri is a coal mining area. Bijuri is one of the Sub-Area of Hasdeo Area (SECL) Controlling many Coal Mines of this region Under the Umbrella of Bijuri Sub-Area Office. [2]
References
- "Population of Madhya Pradesh (Census 2011)" (PDF). City Managers' Association Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- Pareek, H.S. (1987). "Petrographic, chemical and trace-elemental composition of the coal of Sohagpur coalfield, Madhya Pradesh, India". International Journal of Coal Geology. 9 (2): 187–207. doi:10.1016/0166-5162(87)90045-0.