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About Raja Bigha Village

Raja Bigha is a small village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 242 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Raja Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raja Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 242
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Raja Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Raja Bigha is the 102nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Raja Bigha

Raja Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raja 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raja Bigha from other places

Raja Bigha lies about 16 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 4.4 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 Raja Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 4.4 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 16 km

Villages closest to Raja 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 Raja Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Raja Bigha village had a population of 450. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Raja Bigha village has 242 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raja Bigha has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Raja Bigha covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Raja Bigha is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Raja Bigha.

Raja 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.

Raja Bigha is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur is about 4.1 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 4.4 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 Danu Bigha (under 2 km), Kachnanwan (under 2 km) and Boknari Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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