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About Gewal Bigha Village

Gewal Bigha is a small village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 178 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gewal Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gewal Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 824125
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 178
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Gewal Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Gewal Bigha is the 190th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 6.8 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 Gewal Bigha

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

Gewal Bigha lies about 32 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 3.8 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 Gewal Bigha
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 5.8 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 32 km

Villages closest to Gewal 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 Gewal Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gewal Bigha village had a population of 331. That makes it the 190th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Gewal Bigha village has 178 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gewal Bigha has about 860 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 Gewal Bigha is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gewal Bigha covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gewal Bigha is Ismailpur, about 3.8 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 Gewal Bigha.

Gewal Bigha is about 32 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gewal Bigha is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Ismailpur is about 3.8 km away. Rafiganj is about 5.8 km away. Aurangabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madarpur (under 2 km), Ghauspur (under 2 km) and Sidha (under 2 km).

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

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