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About Bihta Village

Bihta is a small village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 194 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 824125
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 194
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Bihta compares

By the 2011 count Bihta is the 185th 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 69 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bihta

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

Bihta lies about 24 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 4.8 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 Bihta
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 8.3 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 24 km

Villages closest to Bihta

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 Bihta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihta village had a population of 368. That makes it the 185th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Bihta village has 194 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihta has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

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

Bihta covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bihta falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bihta is Dev Road Halt, about 4.8 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 Bihta.

Bihta is about 24 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihta is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 4.8 km away. Rafiganj is about 8.3 km away. Aurangabad is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santhua (under 2 km), Kutkuri (under 2 km) and Bagha Soti (under 2 km).

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

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