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About Raja Bigha Village

Raja Bigha is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 254 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raja Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raja Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 824232
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 254
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raja Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Raja Bigha is the 128th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Raja Bigha

Raja Bigha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raja Bigha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Raja Bigha from other places

Raja Bigha lies about 51 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Karona, about 4.1 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 Raja Bigha
Nearest railway station Karona 4.1 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 32 km
District headquarters Gaya 51 km

Villages closest to Raja Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raja Bigha village had a population of 508. That makes it the 128th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Raja Bigha village has 254 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raja Bigha has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Raja Bigha is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raja Bigha covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raja Bigha falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Raja Bigha is Karona, about 4.1 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 village for Raja Bigha.

Raja Bigha is about 51 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raja Bigha is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Karona is about 4.1 km away. Jahānābād is about 7.4 km away. Fatehpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aiwan (3.3 km), Nagwan (4.0 km) and Tetaria (5.3 km).

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

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