About Bhikhani Bigha Village

Bhikhani Bigha is a mid sized village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 522 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares.

Bhikhani Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhani Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Area (hectares)	32 hectares
Population	1,010
Male Population	522
Female Population	488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bhikhani Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhani Bigha is the 47th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bhikhani Bigha

Bhikhani 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 Bhikhani Bigha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikhani Bigha from other places

Bhikhani Bigha lies about 24 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sohsarai, about 11 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 Bhikhani Bigha
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sohsarai	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	24 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	24 km

Villages closest to Bhikhani Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhani Bigha village had a population of 1,010. That makes it the 47th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Bhikhani Bigha village has 522 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhani Bigha has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Bhikhani Bigha covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhikhani Bigha falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhani Bigha is Sohsarai, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhikhani Bigha.

Bhikhani Bigha is about 24 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhani Bigha is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Bar Bigha is about 8.4 km away. Sohsarai is about 11 km away. Asthawan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.