About Jolah Bigha Village

Jolah Bigha is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 303 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Jolah Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jolah Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	610
Male Population	303
Female Population	307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jolah Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Jolah Bigha is the 115th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jolah Bigha

Jolah Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jolah Bigha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jolah Bigha from other places

Jolah Bigha lies about 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 22 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 Jolah Bigha
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	7.1 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	22 km
District headquarters	Gaya	34 km

Villages closest to Jolah 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.

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Common questions about Jolah Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jolah Bigha village had a population of 610. That makes it the 115th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Jolah Bigha village has 303 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jolah Bigha has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Jolah Bigha covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jolah Bigha is Ismailpur, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Jolah Bigha.

Jolah Bigha is about 34 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jolah Bigha is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 7.1 km away. Sherghāti is about 9.3 km away. Ismailpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.