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About Dai Bigha Village

Dai Bigha is a mid sized village in Narhat tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,532, made up of 806 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Dai Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dai Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Narhat
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 1,532
Male Population 806
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dai Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Dai Bigha is the 26th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dai Bigha

Dai Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dai Bigha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dai Bigha from other places

Dai Bigha lies about 10 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Tilaiya Junction Railway Station, about 6.6 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 Dai Bigha
Nearest town Hisua 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Tilaiya Junction Railway Station 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Narhat 6.9 km
District headquarters Nawada 10 km

Villages closest to Dai Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dai Bigha village had a population of 1,532. That makes it the 26th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents.

Dai Bigha village has 806 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dai Bigha has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Dai Bigha covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dai Bigha falls under Narhat tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dai Bigha is Tilaiya Junction Railway Station, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dai Bigha.

Dai Bigha is about 10 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dai Bigha is in Narhat tehsil of Nawada district. Hisua is about 5.3 km away. Tilaiya Junction Railway Station is about 6.6 km away. Narhat is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (under 2 km), Barauli Chak (under 2 km) and Bara Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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