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About Bighai Village

Bighai is a small village in Malthon tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 205 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares.

Bighai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bighai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Malthon
Area (hectares) 309 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 205
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bighai compares

By the 2011 count Bighai is the 126th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Bighai

Bighai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bighai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bighai from other places

Bighai lies about 44 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Sumreri, 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 Bighai
Tehsil headquarters Malthon 15 km
Nearest railway station Sumreri 20 km
Nearest town Khurai 22 km
District headquarters Sagar 44 km

Villages closest to Bighai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bighai village had a population of 377. That makes it the 126th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Bighai village has 205 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bighai has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Bighai covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bighai falls under Malthon tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bighai is Sumreri, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bighai.

Bighai is about 44 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bighai is in Malthon tehsil of Sagar district. Malthon is about 15 km away. Sumreri is about 20 km away. Khurai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gidha (2.1 km), Ganguwa (2.4 km) and Deoraji (2.4 km).

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

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