About Ganga Bigha Village

Ganga Bigha is a mid sized village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 342 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganga Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganga Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Chandi
Pincode	803110
Area (hectares)	58 hectares
Population	643
Male Population	342
Female Population	301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganga Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Ganga Bigha is the 56th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Ganga Bigha

Ganga Bigha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganga 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganga Bigha from other places

Ganga Bigha lies about 74 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, 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 Ganga Bigha
Nearest town	Arwal	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Garhani	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandi	30 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	74 km

Villages closest to Ganga Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganga Bigha village had a population of 643. That makes it the 56th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Ganga Bigha village has 342 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganga Bigha has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Ganga Bigha is 803110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganga Bigha covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganga Bigha falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganga Bigha is Garhani, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ganga Bigha.

Ganga Bigha is about 74 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganga Bigha is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Arwal is about 4.0 km away. Garhani is about 18 km away. Chandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.