About Jahan Bigha Village

Jahan 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 759, made up of 400 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares.

Jahan Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahan Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	209 hectares
Population	759
Male Population	400
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
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 Jahan Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Jahan Bigha is the 93rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Jahan Bigha

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

Jahan Bigha lies about 9.8 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 9.7 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 Jahan Bigha
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	9.7 km
District headquarters	Gaya	9.8 km

Villages closest to Jahan 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.

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Common questions about Jahan Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahan Bigha village had a population of 759. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Jahan Bigha village has 400 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahan Bigha has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Jahan Bigha covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jahan Bigha is Kastha, about 9.7 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 Jahan Bigha.

Jahan Bigha is about 9.8 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahan Bigha is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 4.1 km away. Kastha is about 9.7 km away. Gaya is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.