About Amia Bigha Village

Amia Bigha is a mid sized village in Ben tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,409, made up of 718 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares.

Amia Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amia Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ben
Area (hectares)	137 hectares
Population	1,409
Male Population	718
Female Population	691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amia Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Amia Bigha is the 26th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 10 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 911.

Getting to Amia Bigha

Amia Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amia Bigha from other places

Amia Bigha lies about 12 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Islampur, 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 Amia Bigha
Tehsil headquarters	Ben	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Islampur	11 km
Nearest town	Silao	12 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	12 km

Villages closest to Amia Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amia Bigha village had a population of 1,409. That makes it the 26th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Amia Bigha village has 718 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amia Bigha has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Amia Bigha covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amia Bigha falls under Ben tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amia Bigha is Islampur, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amia Bigha.

Amia Bigha is about 12 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amia Bigha is in Ben tehsil of Nalanda district. Ben is about 3.3 km away. Islampur is about 11 km away. Silao is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.