About Bari Bigha Village

Bari Bigha is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,939, made up of 981 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Bari Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bari Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dhanarua
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	1,939
Male Population	981
Female Population	958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bari Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Bari Bigha is the 38th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bari Bigha

Bari Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bari Bigha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bari Bigha from other places

Bari Bigha lies about 33 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Teneri Halt, about 5.0 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 Bari Bigha
Nearest railway station	Teneri Halt	5.0 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanarua	8.2 km
District headquarters	Patna	33 km

Villages closest to Bari Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bari Bigha village had a population of 1,939. That makes it the 38th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Bari Bigha village has 981 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bari Bigha has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Bari Bigha covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bari Bigha falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bari Bigha is Teneri Halt, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bari Bigha.

Bari Bigha is about 33 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bari Bigha is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Teneri Halt is about 5.0 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 7.0 km away. Dhanarua is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.