About Bihma Village

Bihma is a large village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,331, made up of 1,245 males and 1,086 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares.

Bihma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihma village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Tarapur
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	2,331
Male Population	1,245
Female Population	1,086
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bihma compares

By the 2011 count Bihma is the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Bihma

Bihma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bihma 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bihma from other places

Bihma lies about 38 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 18 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 Bihma
Tehsil headquarters	Tarapur	1.6 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	18 km
District headquarters	Munger	38 km

Villages closest to Bihma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarapur 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.

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Common questions about Bihma

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihma village had a population of 2,331. That makes it the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Bihma village has 1,245 males and 1,086 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihma has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Bihma covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bihma falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bihma is Ganganiyan, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bihma.

Bihma is about 38 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihma is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 1.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 12 km away. Ganganiyan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.