About Alam Bigha Village

Alam Bigha is a small village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 217 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alam Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alam Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Pincode	804403
Area (hectares)	38 hectares
Population	432
Male Population	217
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
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 Alam Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Alam Bigha is the 102nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Alam Bigha

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

Alam Bigha lies about 17 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 5.3 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 Alam Bigha
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	5.3 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	17 km
District headquarters	Gaya	17 km

Villages closest to Alam Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alam Bigha village had a population of 432. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Alam Bigha village has 217 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alam Bigha has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Alam Bigha is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alam Bigha covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alam Bigha falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Alam Bigha is Paraiya, about 5.3 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 Alam Bigha.

Alam Bigha is about 17 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alam Bigha is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Paraiya is about 5.3 km away. Tekāri is about 9.6 km away. Belaganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.