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About Hirdan Bigha Village

Hirdan Bigha is a mid sized village in Barahiya tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 615 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirdan Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirdan Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Barahiya
Pincode 811302
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 1,220
Male Population 615
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hirdan Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Hirdan Bigha is the 23rd largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Hirdan Bigha

Hirdan Bigha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hirdan Bigha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hirdan Bigha from other places

Hirdan Bigha lies about 111 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about under 2 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 Hirdan Bigha
Nearest railway station Tehta under 2 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahiya 15 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 111 km

Villages closest to Hirdan Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirdan Bigha village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents.

Hirdan Bigha village has 615 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirdan Bigha has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Hirdan Bigha is 811302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirdan Bigha covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hirdan Bigha falls under Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hirdan Bigha is Tehta, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hirdan Bigha.

Hirdan Bigha is about 111 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirdan Bigha is in Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Tehta is about under 2 km away. Makhdumpur is about 6.2 km away. Barahiya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhopur (3.5 km), Birupur (12 km) and Pali (14 km).

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

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