# Bihargain Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Bihargain

Bihargain is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,746 people in 468 households**, the 11th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 2,746people (2011)
- 468households
- 57.8%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Bihargain PIN code and other codes

Bihargain falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBihargain
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255930

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

## How far is Bihargain from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)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 Bihargain?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bihargain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Bihargain known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 639 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Bihargain

Of every 100 households in Bihargain in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bihargain · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**45%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****45%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**37%

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 Bihargain?

■ Bihargain · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**985

Working population ****43.6%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 49.0% for women. 50% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 367 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (21%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 114 (10%) · **■** Marginal 454 (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 Banke Bazar

- Juri3,499 people
- Barheta3,438 people
- Chaugain3,175 people
- Dumranwan2,776 people
- Roshanganj2,711 people
- Dongila2,162 people
- Azamgarh2,059 people
- Baital2,045 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bihargain from Gaya?55 km by road
- What is the population of Bihargain?2,746 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bihargain in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bihargain?57.8% (Census 2011)