About Barhi Bigha Village

Barhi Bigha is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,436, made up of 729 males and 707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares.

Barhi Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhi Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Sirdala
Area (hectares)	155 hectares
Population	1,436
Male Population	729
Female Population	707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhi Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Barhi Bigha is the 43rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Barhi Bigha

Barhi Bigha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barhi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhi Bigha from other places

Barhi Bigha lies about 27 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 3.6 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 Barhi Bigha
Tehsil headquarters	Sirdala	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Laundh	3.6 km
Nearest town	Rajauli	9.8 km
District headquarters	Nawada	27 km

Villages closest to Barhi Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirdala 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.

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Common questions about Barhi Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhi Bigha village had a population of 1,436. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Barhi Bigha village has 729 males and 707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhi Bigha has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Barhi Bigha covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhi Bigha falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhi Bigha is Laundh, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barhi Bigha.

Barhi Bigha is about 27 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhi Bigha is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Sirdala is about 2.5 km away. Laundh is about 3.6 km away. Rajauli is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.