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About Pandit Bigha Village

Pandit Bigha is a small village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 53 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares.

Pandit Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandit Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 53
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandit Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Pandit Bigha is the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Pandit Bigha

Pandit Bigha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pandit Bigha as Available within village. 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 Pandit Bigha from other places

Pandit Bigha lies about 38 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 30 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 Pandit Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 4.4 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 30 km
District headquarters Gaya 38 km

Villages closest to Pandit Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sherghati 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 Pandit Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandit Bigha village had a population of 95. That makes it the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Pandit Bigha village has 53 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandit Bigha has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Pandit Bigha covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pandit Bigha falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pandit Bigha is Guraru, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pandit Bigha.

Pandit Bigha is about 38 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandit Bigha is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 4.4 km away. Sherghāti is about 4.4 km away. Guraru is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barawan (under 2 km), Sherpur (under 2 km) and Nawada (1.5 km).

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

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