# Dhirja Bigha Village, Barachatti, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barachatti, Gaya 

# Dhirja Bigha

Dhirja Bigha is a village in Barachatti sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **193 people in 39 households**, the 120th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 193people (2011)
- 39households
- 23.3%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Dhirja Bigha PIN code and other codes

Dhirja Bigha falls in Barachatti sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBibipesara
- Community development blockBarachatti
- Census village code257308

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

## How far is Dhirja Bigha from nearby towns?

- Barachatti (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)39 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)39 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 Dhirja Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Ghorsari
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mayapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shom
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes

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 Dhirja Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Dhirja Bigha

Of every 100 households in Dhirja Bigha in 2011, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhirja Bigha · ■ Barachatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**28%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****5%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****92%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhirja Bigha?

■ Dhirja Bigha · ■ Barachatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****23.3%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**970

Working population ****38.9%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.4% for men and 21.3% for women. 49% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 41 (55%) · **■** Marginal 32 (43%)

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

- Phuguniyan212 people
- Kalaua Khurd201 people
- Sakhwa198 people
- Amukhap194 people
- Bishunpur191 people
- Gohi176 people
- Purni Dhanganin172 people
- Sulebata172 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhirja Bigha from Gaya?39 km by road
- What is the population of Dhirja Bigha?193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhirja Bigha in?Gaya district (Barachatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhirja Bigha?23.3% (Census 2011)