About Bansi Bigha Village

Bansi Bigha is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 616 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bansi Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bansi Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Pincode	804403
Area (hectares)	131 hectares
Population	1,160
Male Population	616
Female Population	544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
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 Bansi Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Bansi Bigha is the 60th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bansi Bigha

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

Bansi Bigha lies about 19 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 1.7 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 Bansi Bigha
Nearest railway station	Bela	1.7 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	19 km
District headquarters	Gaya	19 km

Villages closest to Bansi 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 Bansi Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bansi Bigha village had a population of 1,160. That makes it the 60th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Bansi Bigha village has 616 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bansi Bigha has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

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

Bansi Bigha covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bansi Bigha is Bela, about 1.7 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 Bansi Bigha.

Bansi Bigha is about 19 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bansi Bigha is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bela is about 1.7 km away. Makhdumpur is about 11 km away. Belaganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.