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About Tar Bigha Village

Tar Bigha is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 265 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Tar Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tar Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 265
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tar Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Tar Bigha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Tar Bigha

Tar Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tar Bigha from other places

Tar Bigha lies about 17 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 3.0 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 Tar Bigha
Nearest railway station Wena 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 6.8 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 13 km
District headquarters Nalanda 17 km

Villages closest to Tar Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tar Bigha village had a population of 533. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Tar Bigha village has 265 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tar Bigha has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Tar Bigha covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tar Bigha falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tar Bigha is Wena, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tar Bigha.

Tar Bigha is about 17 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tar Bigha is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about 3.0 km away. Harnaut is about 6.8 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mai (1.8 km), Pachaura (1.9 km) and Khaira (2.1 km).

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

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