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About Koiri Bigha Village

Koiri Bigha is a mid sized village in Katrisarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 367 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koiri Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koiri Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Katrisarai
Pincode 802105
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 367
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koiri Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Koiri Bigha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Koiri Bigha

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

How far is Koiri Bigha from other places

Koiri Bigha lies about 23 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sonwarsa Halt, about 9.4 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 Koiri Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Katrisarai 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Sonwarsa Halt 9.4 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 10 km
District headquarters Nalanda 23 km

Villages closest to Koiri Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koiri Bigha village had a population of 735. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Koiri Bigha village has 367 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koiri Bigha has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Koiri Bigha is 802105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koiri Bigha covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koiri Bigha falls under Katrisarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Koiri Bigha is Sonwarsa Halt, about 9.4 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 village for Koiri Bigha.

Koiri Bigha is about 23 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koiri Bigha is in Katrisarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Katrisarai is about 3.2 km away. Sonwarsa Halt is about 9.4 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasalpur (under 2 km), Maira Barith (1.7 km) and Katri (3.2 km).

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

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