About Maha Bigha Village

Maha Bigha is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,103, made up of 545 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maha Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maha Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Pincode	824232
Area (hectares)	108 hectares
Population	1,103
Male Population	545
Female Population	558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
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 Maha Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Maha Bigha is the 39th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Maha Bigha

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

Maha Bigha lies about 19 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 3.0 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 Maha Bigha
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	2.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	3.0 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	17 km
District headquarters	Gaya	19 km

Villages closest to Maha Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Maha Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Maha Bigha village had a population of 1,103. That makes it the 39th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Maha Bigha village has 545 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maha Bigha has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Maha Bigha is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maha Bigha covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maha Bigha falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maha Bigha is Bansinala Halt, about 3.0 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 Maha Bigha.

Maha Bigha is about 19 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maha Bigha is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tan Kuppa is about 2.6 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 3.0 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.