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About Gyani Bigha Village

Gyani Bigha is a mid sized village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 453 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Gyani Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gyani Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 453
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Gyani Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Gyani Bigha is the 50th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Gyani Bigha

Gyani Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gyani 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 Gyani Bigha from other places

Gyani Bigha lies about 18 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 9.8 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 Gyani Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 8.2 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 9.8 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 18 km

Villages closest to Gyani Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Gyani Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gyani Bigha village had a population of 865. That makes it the 50th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Gyani Bigha village has 453 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gyani Bigha has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Gyani Bigha covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gyani Bigha falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gyani Bigha is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 9.8 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 Gyani Bigha.

Gyani Bigha is about 18 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gyani Bigha is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 8.2 km away. Makhdumpur is about 9.4 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rustan Chak (under 2 km), Saraya (under 2 km) and Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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