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About Bair Bigha Village

Bair Bigha is a small village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 43 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bair Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bair Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Pincode 824212
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 43
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Bair Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Bair Bigha is the 87th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bair Bigha

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

Bair Bigha lies about 41 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 22 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 Bair Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Amas under 2 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 16 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 41 km

Villages closest to Bair Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bair Bigha village had a population of 84. That makes it the 87th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Bair Bigha village has 43 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bair Bigha has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bair Bigha is 824212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bair Bigha covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bair Bigha falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bair Bigha is Rafiganj, about 22 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 Bair Bigha.

Bair Bigha is about 41 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bair Bigha is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about under 2 km away. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Rafiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simri (under 2 km), Jhari (under 2 km) and Semarhat (under 2 km).

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

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