About Bigha Village

Bigha is a small village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 204 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, 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	Markacho
Pincode	825318
Area (hectares)	49 hectares
Population	432
Male Population	204
Female Population	228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,118
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Bigha is the 61st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Bigha

Bigha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bigha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Markacho	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Nawadih	6.3 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 Markacho 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 432. That makes it the 61st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Bigha village has 204 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigha has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Bigha is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bigha covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bigha falls under Markacho 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 5 - 10 km distance 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 Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Markacho is about 3.9 km away. Nawadih is about 6.3 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.