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About Chand Bigha Village

Chand Bigha is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 335 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares.

Chand Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chand Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 600
Male Population 335
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chand Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Chand Bigha is the 157th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 88 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 Chand Bigha

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

Chand Bigha lies about 30 km from Aurangabad. 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 Chand Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 2.6 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 30 km

Villages closest to Chand 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 Chand Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chand Bigha village had a population of 600. That makes it the 157th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Chand Bigha village has 335 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chand Bigha has about 791 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Chand Bigha covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Chand Bigha notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Chand Bigha.

Chand Bigha is about 30 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chand Bigha is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 2.6 km away. Aurangabad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mai (under 2 km), Maikhurd (under 2 km) and Charkanwan Qasba Haji (under 2 km).

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

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