About Bigahani Village

Bigahani is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 687 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bigahani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bigahani village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Meja
Pincode	212305
Area (hectares)	94.54 hectares
Population	1,276
Male Population	687
Female Population	589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bigahani compares

By the 2011 count Bigahani is the 151st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 94.54 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Bigahani

Bigahani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bigahani 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 Bigahani from other places

Bigahani lies about 37 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 7.7 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 Bigahani
Nearest railway station	Meja Road	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meja	14 km
Nearest town	Phulpur	32 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	37 km

Villages closest to Bigahani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bigahani village had a population of 1,276. That makes it the 151st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Bigahani village has 687 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigahani has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Bigahani is 212305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bigahani covers 94.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bigahani falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bigahani is Meja Road, about 7.7 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 Bigahani.

Bigahani is about 37 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bigahani is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja Road is about 7.7 km away. Meja is about 14 km away. Phulpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.