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About Koiri Bigha Village

Koiri Bigha is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,270, made up of 659 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koiri Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koiri Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Pincode 824205
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 1,270
Male Population 659
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koiri Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Koiri Bigha is the 42nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Koiri Bigha

Koiri Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Koiri Bigha as Available within <5 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 Koiri Bigha from other places

Koiri Bigha lies about 32 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 18 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 Koiri Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 5.3 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 13 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 32 km

Villages closest to Koiri Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koiri Bigha village had a population of 1,270. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Koiri Bigha village has 659 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koiri Bigha has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Koiri Bigha is 824205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koiri Bigha covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koiri Bigha falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Koiri Bigha is Ismailpur, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Koiri Bigha.

Koiri 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.

Koiri Bigha is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 5.3 km away. Sherghāti is about 13 km away. Ismailpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manda (under 2 km), Atopur (under 2 km) and Pakri (under 2 km).

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

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