About Bigha Village

Bigha is a mid sized village in Domchanch tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,953, made up of 998 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Kodarma
Tehsil	Domchanch
Pincode	825418
Area (hectares)	70 hectares
Population	1,953
Male Population	998
Female Population	955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Bigha is the 21st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Bigha

Bigha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bigha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bigha from other places

Bigha lies about 30 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 6.3 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
Nearest railway station	Nawadih	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Domchanch	18 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	21 km
District headquarters	Kodarma	30 km

Villages closest to Bigha

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

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Common questions about Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bigha village had a population of 1,953. That makes it the 21st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Bigha village has 998 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigha has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Bigha is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bigha covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bigha falls under Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bigha is Nawadih, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bigha.

Bigha is about 30 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bigha is in Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district. Nawadih is about 6.3 km away. Domchanch is about 18 km away. Barki Saria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.