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About Udhan Bigha Village

Udhan Bigha is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 273 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares.

Udhan Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udhan Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 273
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Udhan Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Udhan Bigha is the 62nd 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 107 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Udhan Bigha

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

Udhan Bigha lies about 31 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 27 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 Udhan Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 4.2 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 27 km
District headquarters Gaya 31 km

Villages closest to Udhan 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 Udhan Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Udhan Bigha village had a population of 532. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Udhan Bigha village has 273 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udhan Bigha has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Udhan Bigha covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Udhan Bigha is Paraiya, about 27 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 Udhan Bigha.

Udhan Bigha is about 31 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Udhan Bigha is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 4.2 km away. Sherghāti is about 4.2 km away. Paraiya is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaiya (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Palhat Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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