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About Patar Bigha Village

Patar Bigha is a small village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 39 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares.

Patar Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patar Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 39
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patar Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Patar Bigha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Patar Bigha

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

Patar Bigha lies about 8.0 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 4.4 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 Patar Bigha
Nearest railway station Kastha 4.4 km
District headquarters Gaya 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 19 km

Villages closest to Patar 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 Patar Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Patar Bigha village had a population of 84. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Patar Bigha village has 39 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patar Bigha has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Patar Bigha covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Patar Bigha is Kastha, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance for Patar Bigha.

Patar Bigha is about 8.0 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patar Bigha is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Kastha is about 4.4 km away. Gaya is about 8.0 km away. Gurua 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 Miyan Bigha (6.8 km), Baidpura (9.6 km) and Akori Khap (10 km).

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

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