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About Gannu Bigha Village

Gannu Bigha is a large village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,207, made up of 1,127 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares.

Gannu Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gannu Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gaya Town C D Block
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 2,207
Male Population 1,127
Female Population 1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gannu Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Gannu Bigha is the 25th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 34 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 943.

Getting to Gannu Bigha

Gannu Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gannu Bigha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gannu Bigha from other places

Gannu 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 Gannu Bigha
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Bandhua 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaya Town C D Block 8.8 km
District headquarters Gaya 8.8 km

Villages closest to Gannu Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Gannu Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gannu Bigha village had a population of 2,207. That makes it the 25th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Gannu Bigha village has 1,127 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gannu Bigha has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Gannu Bigha covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gannu Bigha falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gannu 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 km distance for Gannu Bigha.

Gannu 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.

Gannu Bigha is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 3.2 km away. Bandhua is about 6.9 km away. Gaya Town C D Block 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 Khiriyawan (2.6 km), Dubahal (4.0 km) and Naili (5.1 km).

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

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