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About Basar Bigha Village

Basar Bigha is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 690 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basar Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basar Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 824125
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 1,286
Male Population 690
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basar Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Basar Bigha is the 83rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Basar Bigha

Basar Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basar Bigha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Basar Bigha from other places

Basar Bigha lies about 34 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 7.7 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 Basar Bigha
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 11 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 34 km

Villages closest to Basar Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Basar Bigha village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Basar Bigha village has 690 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basar Bigha has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Basar Bigha is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basar Bigha covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basar Bigha falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Basar Bigha is Ismailpur, about 7.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basar Bigha.

Basar Bigha is about 34 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basar Bigha is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Ismailpur is about 7.7 km away. Rafiganj is about 11 km away. Aurangabad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niman Kundraha (under 2 km), Chiraila (under 2 km) and Dhunrhua (under 2 km).

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

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