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About Bigahi Village

Bigahi is a mid sized village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,988, made up of 1,048 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bigahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bigahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Akbarpur
Pincode 209101
Area (hectares) 352.89 hectares
Population 1,988
Male Population 1,048
Female Population 940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bigahi compares

By the 2011 count Bigahi is the 79th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 352.89 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Bigahi

The census records public bus service for Bigahi as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bigahi from other places

Bigahi lies about 18 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Tilaunchi, about 7.9 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 Bigahi
Tehsil headquarters Akbarpur 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Tilaunchi 7.9 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 18 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 24 km

Villages closest to Bigahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bigahi village had a population of 1,988. That makes it the 79th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Bigahi village has 1,048 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigahi has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Bigahi is 209101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bigahi covers 352.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bigahi falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bigahi is Tilaunchi, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bigahi is about 18 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bigahi is in Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Akbarpur is about 3.3 km away. Tilaunchi is about 7.9 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagjiwanpur (under 2 km), Kamir (under 2 km) and Rahniyapur (under 2 km).

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

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