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About Bigha Village

Bigha is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 560 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bigha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 1,138
Male Population 560
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Bigha is the 44th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Bigha

Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bigha as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bigha from other places

Bigha lies about 45 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 19 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 Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Barhi 19 km
Nearest town Bagaha 24 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 45 km

Villages closest to Bigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bigha village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 44th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Bigha village has 560 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigha has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Bigha is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bigha covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bigha falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bigha is Barhi, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bigha.

Bigha is about 45 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bigha is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 1.7 km away. Barhi is about 19 km away. Bagaha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahudar Alias Bhatbigha (under 2 km), Ranik (under 2 km) and Kharahuwan (under 2 km).

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

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