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About Bhiganda Village

Bhiganda is a mid sized village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 369 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhiganda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhiganda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 103.11 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 369
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhiganda compares

By the 2011 count Bhiganda is the 47th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 103.11 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bhiganda

Bhiganda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhiganda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhiganda from other places

Bhiganda lies about 40 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 17 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 Bhiganda
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 17 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 23 km
District headquarters Godda 40 km

Villages closest to Bhiganda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhiganda village had a population of 699. That makes it the 47th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Bhiganda village has 369 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhiganda has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bhiganda is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhiganda covers 103.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhiganda falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhiganda is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhiganda.

Bhiganda is about 40 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhiganda is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 1.6 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 17 km away. Sāhibganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadma (under 2 km), Asakhapar (under 2 km) and Basta (under 2 km).

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

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