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About Shankar Bigha Village

Shankar Bigha is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,946, made up of 1,022 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankar Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankar Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Pincode 805131
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 1,946
Male Population 1,022
Female Population 924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shankar Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Shankar Bigha is the 31st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Shankar Bigha

Shankar Bigha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shankar Bigha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shankar Bigha from other places

Shankar Bigha lies about 37 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Khudaganj Bazar, about 2.6 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 Shankar Bigha
Nearest railway station Khudaganj Bazar 2.6 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 29 km
District headquarters Gaya 37 km

Villages closest to Shankar Bigha

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 Shankar Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankar Bigha village had a population of 1,946. That makes it the 31st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Shankar Bigha village has 1,022 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankar Bigha has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Shankar Bigha is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankar Bigha covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shankar Bigha falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shankar Bigha is Khudaganj Bazar, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shankar Bigha.

Shankar Bigha is about 37 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankar Bigha is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Khudaganj Bazar is about 2.6 km away. Islāmpur is about 9.1 km away. Wazirganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Orail (2.8 km), Baliari (3.4 km) and Ghansampur (7.2 km).

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

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