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About Rama Bigha Village

Rama Bigha is a small village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 267 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares.

Rama Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rama Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 267
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
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 Rama Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Rama Bigha is the 130th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Rama Bigha

Rama Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rama 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 Rama Bigha from other places

Rama Bigha lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, 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 Rama Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 3.2 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 10 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Rama 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 Rama Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Rama Bigha village had a population of 492. That makes it the 130th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Rama Bigha village has 267 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rama Bigha has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Rama Bigha covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Rama Bigha is Guraru, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rama Bigha.

Rama Bigha is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rama Bigha is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 3.2 km away. Sherghāti is about 10 km away. Guraru 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 Mahamadpur (under 2 km), Barma (under 2 km) and Dhibra (under 2 km).

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

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