About Bighi Village

Bighi is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,394, made up of 667 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533 hectares hectares.

Bighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bighi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	533 hectares
Population	1,394
Male Population	667
Female Population	727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,090
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 Bighi compares

By the 2011 count Bighi is the 32nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 533 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bighi

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

Bighi lies about 37 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 26 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 Bighi
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	4.0 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Paharpur	26 km
District headquarters	Gaya	37 km

Villages closest to Bighi

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.

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Common questions about Bighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bighi village had a population of 1,394. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Bighi village has 667 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bighi has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Bighi covers 533 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bighi falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bighi is Paharpur, about 26 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 Bighi.

Bighi is about 37 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bighi is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 4.0 km away. Bagaha is about 8.2 km away. Paharpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.