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About Bhat Bigha Village

Bhat Bigha is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 511 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Bhat Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhat Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 1,044
Male Population 511
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Bhat Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Bhat Bigha is the 49th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bhat Bigha

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

Bhat Bigha lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, 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 Bhat Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 2.2 km
Nearest town Bagaha 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 25 km
District headquarters Gaya 33 km

Villages closest to Bhat Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhat Bigha village had a population of 1,044. That makes it the 49th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Bhat Bigha village has 511 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhat Bigha has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Bhat Bigha covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhat Bigha falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhat Bigha is Bansinala Halt, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhat Bigha.

Bhat 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.

Bhat Bigha is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 2.2 km away. Bagaha is about 8.1 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mayapur (under 2 km), Sahbazpur (under 2 km) and Mankumhari (under 2 km).

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

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