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About Uman Bigha Village

Uman Bigha is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 302 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Uman Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uman Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 302
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uman Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Uman Bigha is the 108th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Uman Bigha

Uman Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uman Bigha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Uman Bigha from other places

Uman Bigha lies about 48 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 5.9 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 Uman Bigha
Nearest railway station Laundh 5.9 km
Nearest town Rajauli 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 25 km
District headquarters Gaya 48 km

Villages closest to Uman 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 Uman Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Uman Bigha village had a population of 583. That makes it the 108th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Uman Bigha village has 302 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uman Bigha 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.

Uman Bigha covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Uman Bigha is Laundh, about 5.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Uman Bigha.

Uman Bigha is about 48 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uman Bigha is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Laundh is about 5.9 km away. Rajauli is about 10 km away. Wazirganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhampur (2.7 km), Nawada (6.8 km) and Dasrathpur (7.8 km).

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

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