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About Upadhea Bigha Village

Upadhea Bigha is a mid sized village in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 704 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Upadhea Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upadhea Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kaler
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 704
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Upadhea Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Upadhea Bigha is the 34th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Upadhea Bigha

Upadhea Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Upadhea Bigha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Upadhea Bigha from other places

Upadhea Bigha lies about 20 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Upadhea Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Kaler 2.7 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 20 km
District headquarters Arwal 20 km

Villages closest to Upadhea Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaler tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Upadhea Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Upadhea Bigha village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 34th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Upadhea Bigha village has 704 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upadhea Bigha has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Upadhea Bigha covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Upadhea Bigha falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Upadhea Bigha is Hasan Bazar, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Upadhea Bigha.

Upadhea Bigha is about 20 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upadhea Bigha is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 2.7 km away. Daudnagar is about 15 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wojha Bigha (under 2 km), Nawada (under 2 km) and Durgapur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Upadhea Bigha today is likely to be higher.

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