# Bigha Village, Tawang Circle, Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Tawang Circle, Tawang 

# Bigha

Bigha is a village in Tawang Circle sub-district of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **48 people in 13 households**, the 39th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 48people (2011)
- 13households
- 35.7%literacy
- 1,182females per 1,000 males

## Bigha PIN code and other codes

Bigha falls in Tawang Circle sub-district, Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockTawang
- Census village code261460

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bigha from nearby towns?

- Tawang (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Tawang (district HQ)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bigha?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bomba
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bomba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bomdila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dirang
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bigha known for?

The main crops are **millet, wheat and maize**. Products made here include shinka, khanjar and monpa bag. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bigha

Of every 100 households in Bigha in 2011, 92 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Bigha · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**14%

Tap water ****75%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**42%

Use banking services ****83%**

**85%

Television ****50%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**10%

None of these assets ****42%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**82%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bigha?

■ Bigha · ■ Tawang Circle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.7%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1182**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****5000**

**1004

Working population ****43.8%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.1% for men and 33.3% for women. 55% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (29%) · **■** Other work 7 (33%) · **■** Marginal 8 (38%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tawang Circle

- Unghar66 people
- Sohung58 people
- Gyanggit54 people
- Timelo52 people
- Gormang48 people
- Yubu47 people
- Bramadungchung45 people
- Gyangong Ani Gompa45 people

[All 77 villages in Tawang Circle](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tawang/tawang-circle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bigha from Tawang?11 km by road
- What is the population of Bigha?48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bigha in?Tawang district (Tawang Circle sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bigha?35.7% (Census 2011)