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About Bhangan Bigha Village

Bhangan Bigha is a large village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,077, made up of 1,093 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangan Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangan Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Pincode 803118
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 2,077
Male Population 1,093
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhangan Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Bhangan Bigha is the 24th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bhangan Bigha

Bhangan 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 Bhangan 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhangan Bigha from other places

Bhangan Bigha lies about 12 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rahui Road, about 1.5 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 Bhangan Bigha
Nearest railway station Rahui Road 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 3.6 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 9.1 km
District headquarters Nalanda 12 km

Villages closest to Bhangan Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangan Bigha village had a population of 2,077. That makes it the 24th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Bhangan Bigha village has 1,093 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangan Bigha has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bhangan Bigha is 803118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangan Bigha covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhangan Bigha falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhangan Bigha is Rahui Road, about 1.5 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 village for Bhangan Bigha.

Bhangan 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.

Bhangan Bigha is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Rahui Road is about 1.5 km away. Rahui is about 3.6 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarpur (under 2 km), Kadi Bigha (under 2 km) and Paithna (under 2 km).

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

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