About Pem Bigha Village

Pem Bigha is a small village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 273 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares.

Pem Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pem Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Area (hectares)	29 hectares
Population	498
Male Population	273
Female Population	225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	824
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pem Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Pem Bigha is the 97th 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 29 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Pem Bigha

Pem Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pem 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pem Bigha from other places

Pem Bigha lies about 8.8 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 6.9 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 Pem Bigha
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Bandhua	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	8.8 km
District headquarters	Gaya	8.8 km

Villages closest to Pem 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 Pem Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pem Bigha village had a population of 498. That makes it the 97th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Pem Bigha village has 273 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pem Bigha has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Pem Bigha covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Pem Bigha is Bandhua, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Pem Bigha.

Pem Bigha is about 8.8 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pem Bigha is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 3.2 km away. Bandhua is about 6.9 km away. Belaganj is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.