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About Bihta Village

Bihta is a mid sized village in Manigachhi tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,859, made up of 917 males and 942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Manigachhi
Pincode 847239
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 1,859
Male Population 917
Female Population 942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bihta compares

By the 2011 count Bihta is the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bihta

Bihta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bihta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bihta from other places

Bihta lies about 18 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Sakri Junction, about 1.9 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 Sakri Junction 1.9 km
Nearest town Benipur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Manigachhi 18 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 18 km

Villages closest to Bihta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manigachhi 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 1,859. That makes it the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents.

Bihta village has 917 males and 942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihta has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bihta is 847239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bihta covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bihta falls under Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bihta is Sakri Junction, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bihta.

Bihta is about 18 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihta is in Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district. Sakri Junction is about 1.9 km away. Benipur is about 18 km away. Manigachhi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narotimpur (under 2 km), Kanhauli (under 2 km) and Kaesth Kawai (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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