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About Amar Bigha Village

Amar Bigha is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 405 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Amar Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amar Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 405
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Amar Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Amar Bigha is the 88th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Amar Bigha

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

Amar Bigha lies about 10 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 10 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 Amar Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 10 km
District headquarters Gaya 10 km

Villages closest to Amar Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Amar Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Amar Bigha village had a population of 807. That makes it the 88th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Amar Bigha village has 405 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amar Bigha has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Amar Bigha covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amar Bigha falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amar Bigha is Kastha, about 10 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 Amar Bigha.

Amar Bigha is about 10 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amar Bigha is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 4.1 km away. Kastha is about 10 km away. Gaya is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musatpura (under 2 km), Jahan Bigha (under 2 km) and Sijua (under 2 km).

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

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