About Shahchand Bigha Village

Shahchand Bigha is a small village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 111 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9 hectares hectares.

Shahchand Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahchand Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	9 hectares
Population	228
Male Population	111
Female Population	117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
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 Shahchand Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Shahchand Bigha is the 152nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 9 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Shahchand Bigha

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

Shahchand 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 Shahchand Bigha
Nearest town	Rafiganj	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	39 km

Villages closest to Shahchand 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 Shahchand Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahchand Bigha village had a population of 228. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Shahchand Bigha village has 111 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahchand Bigha has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Shahchand Bigha covers 9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Shahchand 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 Shahchand Bigha.

Shahchand 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.

Shahchand 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.