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About Koiri Bigha Village

Koiri Bigha is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,884, made up of 1,013 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koiri Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koiri Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Pincode 804403
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 1,884
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koiri Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Koiri Bigha is the 43rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 14 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 Koiri Bigha

Koiri Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Koiri Bigha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Koiri Bigha from other places

Koiri Bigha lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 7.2 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 Koiri Bigha
Nearest railway station Paraiya 7.2 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 14 km
District headquarters Gaya 14 km

Villages closest to Koiri 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 Koiri Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Koiri Bigha village had a population of 1,884. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Koiri Bigha village has 1,013 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koiri Bigha has about 860 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 Koiri Bigha is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koiri Bigha covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Koiri Bigha is Paraiya, about 7.2 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 km distance for Koiri Bigha.

Koiri Bigha is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koiri Bigha is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Paraiya is about 7.2 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 13 km away. Belaganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (3.8 km), Dharmagatpur (3.9 km) and Makhdumpur (5.1 km).

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

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