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About Bichgarha Village

Bichgarha is a mid sized village in Sarwan tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 400 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichgarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichgarha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarwan
Pincode 814143
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 756
Male Population 400
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bichgarha compares

By the 2011 count Bichgarha is the 29th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bichgarha

Bichgarha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bichgarha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bichgarha from other places

Bichgarha lies about 27 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Sankarpur, about 20 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 Bichgarha
Nearest railway station Sankarpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarwan 27 km
District headquarters Deoghar 27 km

Villages closest to Bichgarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichgarha village had a population of 756. That makes it the 29th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Bichgarha village has 400 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichgarha has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Bichgarha is 814143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichgarha covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bichgarha falls under Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bichgarha is Sankarpur, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bichgarha.

Bichgarha is about 27 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichgarha is in Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district. Sankarpur is about 20 km away. Sarwan is about 27 km away. Deoghar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manigari (under 2 km), Manjori (2.5 km) and Lachhudih (3.1 km).

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

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