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About Jodha Bigha Village

Jodha Bigha is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 264 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares.

Jodha Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jodha Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 264
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Jodha Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Jodha Bigha is the 84th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jodha Bigha

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

Jodha Bigha lies about 32 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 28 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 Jodha Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 3.6 km
Nearest town Bagaha 13 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 28 km
District headquarters Gaya 32 km

Villages closest to Jodha Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dobhi 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 Jodha Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jodha Bigha village had a population of 511. That makes it the 84th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Jodha Bigha village has 264 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jodha Bigha has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Jodha Bigha covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jodha Bigha falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jodha Bigha is Tankuppa, about 28 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 Jodha Bigha.

Jodha Bigha is about 32 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jodha Bigha is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 3.6 km away. Bagaha is about 13 km away. Tankuppa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela (under 2 km), Nanhu Bigha (under 2 km) and Amarua (under 2 km).

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

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