About Shakir Bigha Village

Shakir Bigha is a large village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,488, made up of 1,246 males and 1,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakir Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakir Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Pincode	804403
Area (hectares)	378 hectares
Population	2,488
Male Population	1,246
Female Population	1,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
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 Shakir Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Shakir Bigha is the 29th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 6.6 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 Shakir Bigha

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

Shakir Bigha lies about 25 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 6.0 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 Shakir Bigha
Nearest railway station	Ner Halt	6.0 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	25 km
District headquarters	Gaya	25 km

Villages closest to Shakir 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 Shakir Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakir Bigha village had a population of 2,488. That makes it the 29th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Shakir Bigha village has 1,246 males and 1,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakir Bigha has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

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

Shakir Bigha covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shakir Bigha is Ner Halt, about 6.0 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 Shakir Bigha.

Shakir Bigha is about 25 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakir Bigha is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Ner Halt is about 6.0 km away. Makhdumpur is about 7.6 km away. Belaganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.