About Sakal Bigha Village

Sakal Bigha is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 554 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares.

Sakal Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakal Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	105 hectares
Population	1,024
Male Population	554
Female Population	470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	848
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 Sakal Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Sakal Bigha is the 69th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sakal Bigha

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

Sakal Bigha lies about 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 17 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 Sakal Bigha
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	6.2 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	11 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	17 km
District headquarters	Gaya	24 km

Villages closest to Sakal 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 Sakal Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakal Bigha village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 69th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Sakal Bigha village has 554 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakal Bigha has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Sakal Bigha covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sakal Bigha is Paraiya, about 17 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 Sakal Bigha.

Sakal Bigha is about 24 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakal Bigha is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 6.2 km away. Sherghāti is about 11 km away. Paraiya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.