About Jolah Bigha Village

Jolah Bigha is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 492 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Jolah Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jolah Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Area (hectares)	72 hectares
Population	958
Male Population	492
Female Population	466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
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 Jolah Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Jolah Bigha is the 86th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Jolah Bigha

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

Jolah Bigha lies about 21 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 13 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 Jolah Bigha
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	2.2 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	2.2 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	13 km
District headquarters	Gaya	21 km

Villages closest to Jolah 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.

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Common questions about Jolah Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jolah Bigha village had a population of 958. That makes it the 86th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Jolah Bigha village has 492 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jolah Bigha has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Jolah Bigha covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jolah Bigha is Paraiya, about 13 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 Jolah Bigha.

Jolah Bigha is about 21 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jolah Bigha is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 2.2 km away. Tekāri is about 2.2 km away. Paraiya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.