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About Bala Bigha Village

Bala Bigha is a small village in Aurangabad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 18 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 722 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Bala Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Aurangabad
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 18
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 722
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 Bala Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Bala Bigha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,154 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Bala Bigha

Bala Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bala 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 Bala Bigha from other places

Bala Bigha lies about 33 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, 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 Bala Bigha
Nearest town Daudnagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Aurangabad 33 km

Villages closest to Bala Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aurangabad 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 Bala Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala Bigha village had a population of 31. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,154 residents.

Bala Bigha village has 18 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala Bigha has about 722 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Bala Bigha covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bala Bigha falls under Aurangabad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bala Bigha is Jakhim, 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 Bala Bigha.

Bala Bigha is about 33 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bala Bigha is in Aurangabad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Daudnagar is about 16 km away. Jakhim is about 20 km away. Aurangabad is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deohara (2.6 km), Banahi (13 km) and Karman (15 km).

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

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