# Dewa Bigha Village, Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/dewa-bigha/ Village · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal # Dewa Bigha Dewa Bigha is a village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **166 people in 29 households**, the 43rd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%. - 166people (2011) - 29households - 51.9%literacy - 976females per 1,000 males ## Dewa Bigha PIN code and other codes Dewa Bigha falls in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKhatangi - Community development blockSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Census village code260822 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dewa Bigha from nearby towns? - Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Arwal (district HQ)40 km by road - Arwal (nearest town)40 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 Dewa Bigha? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Dewa Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lari - ○Degree college10+ km · Darheta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ 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 Dewa Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Dewa Bigha Of every 100 households in Dewa Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dewa Bigha · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****17%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%** **98% Use banking services ****21%** **51% Television ****0%** **5% Mobile phone ****17%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dewa Bigha? ■ Dewa Bigha · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%** **64.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****550** **955 Working population ****48.2%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 31.0% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Cultivators 35 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (56%) 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 Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Daudpur324 people - Daudpur279 people - Chand Bigha270 people - Rampur191 people [All 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dewa Bigha from Arwal?40 km by road - What is the population of Dewa Bigha?166 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dewa Bigha in?Arwal district (Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dewa Bigha?51.9% (Census 2011)