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About Baigawan Village

Baigawan is a mid sized village in Bikram tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 891, made up of 451 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Baigawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baigawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bikram
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 891
Male Population 451
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baigawan compares

By the 2011 count Baigawan is the 48th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Baigawan

Baigawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baigawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Baigawan from other places

Baigawan lies about 34 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 13 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 Baigawan
Tehsil headquarters Bikram 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Pali 13 km
District headquarters Patna 34 km

Villages closest to Baigawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baigawan village had a population of 891. That makes it the 48th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents.

Baigawan village has 451 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baigawan has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Baigawan covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baigawan falls under Bikram tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baigawan is Pali, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Baigawan.

Baigawan is about 34 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baigawan is in Bikram tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 2.5 km away. Pali is about 13 km away. Patna is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Painapur (under 2 km), Hathsar (under 2 km) and Wazirpur (1.8 km).

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

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