# Upadhea Bigha Village, Kaler, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kaler, Arwal 

# Upadhea Bigha

Upadhea Bigha is a village in Kaler sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,381 people in 210 households**, the 34th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 1,381people (2011)
- 210households
- 69.3%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Upadhea Bigha PIN code and other codes

Upadhea Bigha falls in Kaler sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMainpura
- Community development blockKaler
- Census village code260697

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

## How far is Upadhea Bigha from nearby towns?

- Kaler (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)30 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)30 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 Upadhea Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chanda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kaler
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kaler
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Upadhea Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Upadhea Bigha

Of every 100 households in Upadhea Bigha in 2011, 8 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Upadhea Bigha · ■ Kaler rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**70%

Tap water ****18%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****65%**

**58%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****88%**

**99%

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 Upadhea Bigha?

■ Upadhea Bigha · ■ Kaler rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**965

Working population ****32.9%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 54.3% for women. 42% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (9%) · **■** Marginal 116 (25%)

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 Kaler

- Khaira1,518 people
- Shahbajpur Dhawai1,495 people
- Maneri Bigha1,450 people
- Tawakala1,406 people
- Musepur1,372 people
- Jamuhari1,333 people
- Parasrampur1,306 people
- Bhikhanpur Dhawai1,265 people

[All 60 villages in Kaler](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kaler/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Upadhea Bigha from Arwal?30 km by road
- What is the population of Upadhea Bigha?1,381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upadhea Bigha in?Arwal district (Kaler sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Upadhea Bigha?69.3% (Census 2011)