About Bigahiya Village

Bigahiya is a large village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,228, made up of 1,150 males and 1,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.23 hectares hectares.

Bigahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bigahiya village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Soraon
Area (hectares)	121.23 hectares
Population	2,228
Male Population	1,150
Female Population	1,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bigahiya compares

By the 2011 count Bigahiya is the 123rd largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 121.23 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bigahiya

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

Bigahiya lies about 13 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Iradatganj, about 2.0 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	Iradatganj	2.0 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	13 km
Nearest town	Prayagraj	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Soraon	31 km

Villages closest to Bigahiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bigahiya village had a population of 2,228. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Bigahiya village has 1,150 males and 1,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigahiya has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Bigahiya covers 121.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bigahiya is Iradatganj, about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bigahiya.

Bigahiya is about 13 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 Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Iradatganj is about 2.0 km away. Allahabad is about 13 km away. Prayagraj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.