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About Dhirja Bigha Village

Dhirja Bigha is a small village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 96 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares.

Dhirja Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhirja Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 96
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhirja Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Dhirja Bigha is the 117th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dhirja Bigha

Dhirja Bigha 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 Dhirja Bigha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhirja Bigha from other places

Dhirja Bigha lies about 31 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 27 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 Dhirja Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 6.8 km
Nearest town Bagaha 12 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 27 km
District headquarters Gaya 31 km

Villages closest to Dhirja 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 Dhirja Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhirja Bigha village had a population of 193. That makes it the 117th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Dhirja Bigha village has 96 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhirja Bigha has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Dhirja Bigha covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhirja Bigha is Tankuppa, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhirja Bigha.

Dhirja Bigha is about 31 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhirja Bigha is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 6.8 km away. Bagaha is about 12 km away. Tankuppa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharamthan (under 2 km), Ghur Sari (under 2 km) and Bodha Bigha (under 2 km).

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

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