# Deva Bigha Village, Belaganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Belaganj, Gaya 

# Deva Bigha

Deva Bigha is a village in Belaganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **497 people in 79 households**, the 102nd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 497people (2011)
- 79households
- 63.4%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Deva Bigha PIN code and other codes

Deva Bigha falls in Belaganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLodipur
- Community development blockBelaganj
- Census village code254934

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

## How far is Deva Bigha from nearby towns?

- Belaganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)20 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)20 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 Deva Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nehalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Deva Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Deva Bigha

Of every 100 households in Deva Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Deva Bigha · ■ Belaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**55%

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

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****79%**

**49%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

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 Deva Bigha?

■ Deva Bigha · ■ Belaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**952

Working population ****41.0%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 42.6% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (57%) · **■** Other work 34 (17%) · **■** Marginal 49 (24%)

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 Belaganj

- Dharmagatpur554 people
- Bhagwanpur506 people
- Mahammadpur498 people
- Pem Bigha498 people
- Amar Bigha436 people
- Sonpur435 people
- Alam Bigha432 people
- Shahbazpur391 people

[All 118 villages in Belaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/belaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Deva Bigha from Gaya?20 km by road
- What is the population of Deva Bigha?497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deva Bigha in?Gaya district (Belaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Deva Bigha?63.4% (Census 2011)