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About Bighi Village

Bighi is a small village in Mehdawal tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 58 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.62 hectares hectares.

Bighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bighi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Mehdawal
Area (hectares) 3.62 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 58
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bighi compares

By the 2011 count Bighi is the 408th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 3.62 hectares work out to about 30 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 981.

Getting to Bighi

Bighi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bighi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bighi from other places

Bighi lies about 19 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 8.3 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 Bighi
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 8.3 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 15 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehdawal 33 km

Villages closest to Bighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bighi village had a population of 107. That makes it the 408th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Bighi village has 58 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bighi has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Bighi covers 3.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bighi falls under Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bighi is Sihapar Halt, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Bighi.

Bighi is about 19 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bighi is in Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Sihapar Halt is about 8.3 km away. Khalīlābād is about 15 km away. Sant Kabir Nagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariha Vakala (9.0 km), Tendar Maghari (9.9 km) and Kui Kol (11 km).

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

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