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About Kamal Bigha Village

Kamal Bigha is a large village in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,021, made up of 1,045 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares.

Kamal Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamal Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Silao
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 2,021
Male Population 1,045
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Kamal Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Kamal Bigha is the 23rd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kamal Bigha

Kamal Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kamal 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 Kamal Bigha from other places

Kamal Bigha lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Karahdih, about 4.8 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 Kamal Bigha
Nearest railway station Karahdih 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Silao 5.9 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Kamal 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 Kamal Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamal Bigha village had a population of 2,021. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Kamal Bigha village has 1,045 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamal Bigha has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Kamal Bigha covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kamal Bigha is Karahdih, about 4.8 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 Kamal Bigha.

Kamal 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.

Kamal Bigha is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Karahdih is about 4.8 km away. Silao is about 5.9 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), Gor Bigha (under 2 km) and Shekhpul (under 2 km).

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

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