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About Ratnara Ganga Bigha Village

Ratnara Ganga Bigha is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,465, made up of 1,244 males and 1,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares.

Ratnara Ganga Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratnara Ganga Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 2,465
Male Population 1,244
Female Population 1,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
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 Ratnara Ganga Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Ratnara Ganga Bigha is the 23rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 Ratnara Ganga Bigha

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

Ratnara Ganga 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 Ratnara Ganga Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Bandhua 6.9 km
District headquarters Gaya 8.8 km

Villages closest to Ratnara Ganga 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 Ratnara Ganga Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratnara Ganga Bigha village had a population of 2,465. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Ratnara Ganga Bigha village has 1,244 males and 1,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratnara Ganga Bigha has about 982 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.

Ratnara Ganga Bigha covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ratnara Ganga Bigha falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ratnara Ganga Bigha is Bandhua, about 6.9 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 Ratnara Ganga Bigha.

Ratnara Ganga 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Ratnari (under 2 km), Mankosi (under 2 km) and Moratal (1.8 km).

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

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