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About Danu Bigha Village

Danu Bigha is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 526 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Danu Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danu Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 526
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Danu Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Danu Bigha is the 75th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Danu Bigha

Danu Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Danu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Danu Bigha from other places

Danu Bigha lies about 16 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 5.1 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 Danu Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 5.1 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 16 km

Villages closest to Danu Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Danu Bigha village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 75th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Danu Bigha village has 526 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danu Bigha has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Danu Bigha covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Danu Bigha falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Danu Bigha is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Danu Bigha.

Danu 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.

Danu Bigha is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur is about 4.6 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 5.1 km away. Jehanabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raja Bigha (under 2 km), Boknari Khurd (under 2 km) and Bhimpura (under 2 km).

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

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