About Amar Bigha Village

Amar Bigha is a small village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 227 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Amar Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amar Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Area (hectares)	72 hectares
Population	436
Male Population	227
Female Population	209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
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 Amar Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Amar Bigha is the 100th 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 72 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Amar Bigha

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

Amar Bigha lies about 10 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 10 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 Amar Bigha
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	10 km
District headquarters	Gaya	10 km

Villages closest to Amar 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 Amar Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Amar Bigha village had a population of 436. That makes it the 100th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Amar Bigha village has 227 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amar Bigha has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Amar Bigha covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Amar Bigha is Kastha, about 10 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 Amar Bigha.

Amar Bigha is about 10 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amar Bigha is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 4.1 km away. Kastha is about 10 km away. Belaganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.