About Shekh Bigha Village

Shekh Bigha is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 252 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Shekh Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekh Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Amas
Area (hectares)	68 hectares
Population	506
Male Population	252
Female Population	254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekh Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Shekh Bigha is the 61st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shekh Bigha

Shekh Bigha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekh Bigha as Available within village. 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 Shekh Bigha from other places

Shekh Bigha lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 25 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 Shekh Bigha
Nearest town	Sherghāti	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amas	12 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	25 km
District headquarters	Gaya	33 km

Villages closest to Shekh 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.

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Common questions about Shekh Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekh Bigha village had a population of 506. That makes it the 61st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Shekh Bigha village has 252 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekh Bigha has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Shekh Bigha covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekh Bigha is Guraru, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shekh Bigha.

Shekh Bigha is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekh Bigha is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 3.8 km away. Amas is about 12 km away. Guraru is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.