# Bighi Village, Barachatti, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barachatti, Gaya 

# Bighi

Bighi is a village in Barachatti sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,394 people in 229 households**, the 33rd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 1,394people (2011)
- 229households
- 38.9%literacy
- 1,090females per 1,000 males

## Bighi PIN code and other codes

Bighi falls in Barachatti sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBumer
- Community development blockBarachatti
- Census village code257389

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

## How far is Bighi from nearby towns?

- Barachatti (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)48 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)48 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 Bighi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bighi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shob
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 Bighi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 30% of the 533 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Bighi

Of every 100 households in Bighi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bighi · ■ Barachatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bighi?

■ Bighi · ■ Barachatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.9%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**970

Working population ****51.1%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.0% for men and 31.7% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 354 (50%)

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 Barachatti

- Chhaura Bandh1,575 people
- Mahugain1,505 people
- Balthar1,429 people
- Barandih1,428 people
- Bela1,377 people
- Somea1,364 people
- Bajarkar1,352 people
- Salempur1,331 people

[All 158 villages in Barachatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/barachatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bighi from Gaya?48 km by road
- What is the population of Bighi?1,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bighi in?Gaya district (Barachatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bighi?38.9% (Census 2011)