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About Bigahiya Village

Bigahiya is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,402, made up of 1,831 males and 1,571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.74 hectares hectares.

Bigahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bigahiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 144.74 hectares
Population 3,402
Male Population 1,831
Female Population 1,571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bigahiya compares

By the 2011 count Bigahiya is the 50th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 144.74 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bigahiya

Bigahiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bigahiya as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bigahiya from other places

Bigahiya lies about 50 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Atraura Halt, about 7.4 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 Bigahiya
Nearest railway station Atraura Halt 7.4 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 15 km
District headquarters Allahabad 50 km

Villages closest to Bigahiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bigahiya village had a population of 3,402. That makes it the 50th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Bigahiya village has 1,831 males and 1,571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigahiya has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Bigahiya covers 144.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bigahiya falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bigahiya is Atraura Halt, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bigahiya is about 50 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bigahiya is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Atraura Halt is about 7.4 km away. Gyānpur is about 14 km away. Handia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilara (2.3 km), Bhagauttipur (2.3 km) and Hariharpur Kachhar (2.3 km).

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

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