About Shekha Bigha Village

Shekha Bigha is a small village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 51 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares.

Shekha Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekha Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	59 hectares
Population	99
Male Population	51
Female Population	48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
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 Shekha Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Shekha Bigha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Shekha Bigha

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

Shekha Bigha lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 25 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 Shekha Bigha
Nearest town	Sherghāti	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	25 km
District headquarters	Gaya	33 km

Villages closest to Shekha 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 Shekha Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekha Bigha village had a population of 99. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Shekha Bigha village has 51 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekha Bigha has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Shekha Bigha covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekha Bigha is Guraru, about 25 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 Shekha Bigha.

Shekha Bigha is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekha Bigha is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 3.8 km away. Guraru is about 25 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.