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About Bigri Village

Bigri is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 56 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bigri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bigri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 56
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bigri compares

By the 2011 count Bigri is the 225th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bigri

Bigri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bigri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhog, Bhont, Bhukho and Bhung. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 110. That makes it the 225th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bigri village has 56 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigri has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bigri is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bigri covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bigri falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bigri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bigri is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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