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About Bihiain Village

Bihiain is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,760, made up of 912 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares.

Bihiain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihiain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 291 hectares
Population 1,760
Male Population 912
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Bihiain compares

By the 2011 count Bihiain is the 37th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bihiain

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

Bihiain lies about 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, 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 Bihiain
Nearest town Bagaha 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 30 km

Villages closest to Bihiain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj 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 Bihiain

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihiain village had a population of 1,760. That makes it the 37th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Bihiain village has 912 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihiain has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Bihiain covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bihiain falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bihiain is Bansinala Halt, 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 Bihiain.

Bihiain is about 23 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihiain is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 7.3 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 13 km away. Gaya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karjara (under 2 km), Kewla Dhamna (2.3 km) and Patahula (3.4 km).

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

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