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About Bigri Village

Bigri is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,782, made up of 919 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bigri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bigri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 845106
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 1,782
Male Population 919
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bigri compares

By the 2011 count Bigri is the 37th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents. Its 90 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bigri

Bigri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bigri as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bigri from other places

Bigri lies about 21 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about 2.8 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 Bigri
Nearest railway station Chamua 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 6.5 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 6.5 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 21 km

Villages closest to Bigri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bigri village had a population of 1,782. That makes it the 37th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents.

Bigri village has 919 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigri has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bigri is 845106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bigri covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bigri falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bigri is Chamua, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bigri.

Bigri is about 21 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bigri is in Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chamua is about 2.8 km away. Ramnagar is about 6.5 km away. Rāmnagar is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taulaha (under 2 km), Shekhpurwa (1.9 km) and Sigri (1.9 km).

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

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