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About Barhai Bigha Village

Barhai Bigha is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 483 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhai Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhai Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Pincode 804403
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 483
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhai Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Barhai Bigha is the 78th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 12 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 Barhai Bigha

Barhai Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhai Bigha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barhai Bigha from other places

Barhai Bigha lies about 13 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ore, about 4.5 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 Barhai Bigha
Nearest railway station Ore 4.5 km
Nearest town Tekāri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 13 km

Villages closest to Barhai 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.

Common questions about Barhai Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhai Bigha village had a population of 939. That makes it the 78th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Barhai Bigha village has 483 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhai Bigha has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

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

Barhai Bigha covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barhai Bigha is Ore, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance for Barhai Bigha.

Barhai Bigha is about 13 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhai Bigha is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Ore is about 4.5 km away. Tekāri is about 12 km away. Belaganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobraha (under 2 km), Dariyapur (under 2 km) and Shahmohammadpur (under 2 km).

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

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