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About Jai Bigha Village

Jai Bigha is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 370 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares.

Jai Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jai Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 370
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jai Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Jai Bigha is the 93rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jai Bigha

The census records public bus service for Jai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jai Bigha from other places

Jai Bigha lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 19 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 Jai Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 4.0 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 19 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Jai 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 Jai Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jai Bigha village had a population of 737. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Jai Bigha village has 370 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jai Bigha has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Jai Bigha covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Jai Bigha is Guraru, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jai Bigha.

Jai Bigha is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jai Bigha is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 4.0 km away. Sherghāti is about 8.6 km away. Guraru is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murahi (under 2 km), Samaspur (under 2 km) and Shukul Khap (under 2 km).

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

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