About Jani Bigha Village

Jani Bigha is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,249, made up of 1,138 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Jani Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jani Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	2,249
Male Population	1,138
Female Population	1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
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 Jani Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Jani Bigha is the 26th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Jani Bigha

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

Jani Bigha lies about 16 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 3.2 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 Jani Bigha
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	11 km
District headquarters	Gaya	16 km

Villages closest to Jani 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 Jani Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jani Bigha village had a population of 2,249. That makes it the 26th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Jani Bigha village has 1,138 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jani Bigha has about 976 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.

Jani Bigha covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Jani Bigha is Tankuppa, about 3.2 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 Jani Bigha.

Jani Bigha is about 16 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jani Bigha is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 3.2 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 11 km away. Gaya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.