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About Bighai Village

Bighai is a mid sized village in Mahroni tehsil, in the district of Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 299 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.91 hectares hectares.

Bighai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bighai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Lalitpur
Tehsil Mahroni
Area (hectares) 350.91 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 299
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 786
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bighai compares

By the 2011 count Bighai is the 210th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 350.91 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 919.

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 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 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 60 km from Lalitpur, and the nearest railway station is Tikamgarh, about 43 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 Mahroni 28 km
Nearest town Banda 38 km
Nearest railway station Tikamgarh 43 km
District headquarters Lalitpur 60 km

Villages closest to Bighai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahroni 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 534. That makes it the 210th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Bighai village has 299 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bighai has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Bighai covers 350.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bighai falls under Mahroni tehsil of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bighai is Tikamgarh, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Bighai.

Bighai is about 60 km from Lalitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bighai is in Mahroni tehsil of Lalitpur district. Mahroni is about 28 km away. Banda is about 38 km away. Tikamgarh is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ikona (2.2 km), Bhikhampur (2.5 km) and Chhitra Pur (2.8 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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