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About Sekhu Bigha Village

Sekhu Bigha is a small village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 15 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,467 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares.

Sekhu Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhu Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 15
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,467
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 Sekhu Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Sekhu 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 29 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sekhu Bigha

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

Sekhu Bigha lies about 39 km from Gaya. 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 Sekhu Bigha
Nearest town Rafiganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 39 km

Villages closest to Sekhu 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 Sekhu Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhu Bigha village had a population of 37. 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.

Sekhu Bigha village has 15 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhu Bigha has about 1467 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Sekhu Bigha covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Sekhu Bigha notes the nearest railway station 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 Sekhu Bigha.

Sekhu Bigha is about 39 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekhu Bigha is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Rafiganj is about 11 km away. Gurua is about 16 km away. Gaya is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beni Bigha (under 2 km), Shahchand Bigha (under 2 km) and Thekaha (7.0 km).

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

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