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About Mian Bigha Village

Mian Bigha is a mid sized village in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 455 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mian Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mian Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Shekhopur Sarai
Pincode 811103
Area (hectares) 96.09 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 455
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Mian Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Mian Bigha is the 19th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 96.09 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Mian Bigha

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

How far is Mian Bigha from other places

Mian Bigha lies about 12 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Dergaon Halt, about 3.4 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 Mian Bigha
Nearest railway station Dergaon Halt 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shekhopur Sarai 12 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 12 km
Nearest town Barbigha 12 km

Villages closest to Mian Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shekhopur Sarai 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 Mian Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Mian Bigha village had a population of 876. That makes it the 19th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Mian Bigha village has 455 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mian Bigha has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Mian Bigha is 811103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mian Bigha covers 96.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mian Bigha falls under Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mian Bigha is Dergaon Halt, about 3.4 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 Mian Bigha.

Mian Bigha is about 12 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mian Bigha is in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Dergaon Halt is about 3.4 km away. Shekhopur Sarai is about 12 km away. Sheikhpura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baih Katta (2.0 km), Jalalpur Nimi (2.6 km) and Mohammadpur Nimi (2.6 km).

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

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