About Shaho Bigha Village

Shaho Bigha is a large village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,790, made up of 1,974 males and 1,816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaho Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaho Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Ghoshi
Pincode	804406
Area (hectares)	188 hectares
Population	3,790
Male Population	1,974
Female Population	1,816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaho Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Shaho Bigha is the 7th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Shaho Bigha

Shaho Bigha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shaho Bigha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shaho Bigha from other places

Shaho Bigha lies about 16 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Islampur, about 11 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 Shaho Bigha
Nearest town	Islāmpur	10 km
Nearest railway station	Islampur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghoshi	16 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	16 km

Villages closest to Shaho Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaho Bigha village had a population of 3,790. That makes it the 7th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Shaho Bigha village has 1,974 males and 1,816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaho Bigha has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Shaho Bigha is 804406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaho Bigha covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shaho Bigha falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shaho Bigha is Islampur, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shaho Bigha.

Shaho Bigha is about 16 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaho Bigha is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Islāmpur is about 10 km away. Islampur is about 11 km away. Ghoshi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.