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About Nandu Bigha Village

Nandu Bigha is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 356 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Nandu Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandu Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 356
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Nandu Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Nandu Bigha is the 87th 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 70 hectares work out to about 9.9 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 Nandu Bigha

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

Nandu Bigha lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 5.9 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 Nandu Bigha
Nearest railway station Ner Halt 5.9 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 26 km
District headquarters Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Nandu 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 Nandu Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandu Bigha village had a population of 694. That makes it the 87th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Nandu Bigha village has 356 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandu Bigha has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Nandu Bigha covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nandu Bigha is Ner Halt, about 5.9 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 Nandu Bigha.

Nandu Bigha is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandu Bigha is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Ner Halt is about 5.9 km away. Makhdumpur is about 7.7 km away. Belaganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kormathu (under 2 km), Manjhar (1.8 km) and Maksudpur (2.9 km).

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

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