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About Gor Bigha Village

Gor Bigha is a mid sized village in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,110, made up of 604 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Gor Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gor Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Silao
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 1,110
Male Population 604
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gor Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Gor Bigha is the 33rd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gor Bigha

Gor Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gor Bigha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gor Bigha from other places

Gor Bigha lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Karahdih, about 4.2 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 Gor Bigha
Nearest railway station Karahdih 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Silao 5.4 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Gor Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gor Bigha village had a population of 1,110. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Gor Bigha village has 604 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gor Bigha has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Gor Bigha covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gor Bigha falls under Silao tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gor Bigha is Karahdih, about 4.2 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 km distance for Gor Bigha.

Gor Bigha is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gor Bigha is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Karahdih is about 4.2 km away. Silao is about 5.4 km away. Nalanda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampura (under 2 km), Shekhpul (under 2 km) and Kamal Bigha (under 2 km).

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

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