About Deva Bigha Village

Deva Bigha is a small village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 249 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares.

Deva Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deva Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Area (hectares)	41 hectares
Population	497
Male Population	249
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
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 Deva Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Deva Bigha is the 99th 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 41 hectares work out to about 12 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 Deva Bigha

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

Deva Bigha lies about 29 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 4.8 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 Deva Bigha
Nearest railway station	Ner Halt	4.8 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	29 km
District headquarters	Gaya	29 km

Villages closest to Deva 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 Deva Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Deva Bigha village had a population of 497. That makes it the 99th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Deva Bigha village has 249 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deva Bigha has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Deva Bigha covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Deva Bigha is Ner Halt, about 4.8 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 Deva Bigha.

Deva Bigha is about 29 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deva Bigha is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Ner Halt is about 4.8 km away. Makhdumpur is about 4.9 km away. Belaganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.