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About Mahua Bigha Village

Mahua Bigha is a small village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 86 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahua Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Pincode 824236
Area (hectares) 5 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 86
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Mahua Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Mahua Bigha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 5 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Mahua Bigha

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

Mahua Bigha lies about 20 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Neyamatpur Halt, about 9.6 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 Mahua Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 5.1 km
Nearest town Tekāri 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Neyamatpur Halt 9.6 km
District headquarters Gaya 20 km

Villages closest to Mahua Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua Bigha village had a population of 171. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Mahua Bigha village has 86 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua Bigha has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Mahua Bigha is 824236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahua Bigha covers 5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahua Bigha falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahua Bigha is Neyamatpur Halt, about 9.6 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 Mahua Bigha.

Mahua Bigha is about 20 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua Bigha is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 5.1 km away. Tekāri is about 5.1 km away. Neyamatpur Halt is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesho Bigha (under 2 km), Pura (under 2 km) and Ganga Sagar (1.8 km).

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

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