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About Shahmahmad Bigha Village

Shahmahmad 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 812, made up of 428 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares.

Shahmahmad Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahmahmad Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 428
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Shahmahmad Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Shahmahmad Bigha is the 51st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Shahmahmad Bigha

Shahmahmad Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahmahmad 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 Shahmahmad Bigha from other places

Shahmahmad Bigha lies about 8.4 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 7.5 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 Shahmahmad Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Mai 7.5 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 8.4 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 8.4 km

Villages closest to Shahmahmad 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 Shahmahmad Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahmahmad Bigha village had a population of 812. That makes it the 51st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Shahmahmad Bigha village has 428 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahmahmad Bigha has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Shahmahmad Bigha covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shahmahmad Bigha is Mai, about 7.5 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 Shahmahmad Bigha.

Shahmahmad Bigha is about 8.4 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahmahmad Bigha is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 6.8 km away. Mai is about 7.5 km away. Jehanabad is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarta (under 2 km), Salarpur (1.7 km) and Noawan (2.6 km).

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

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