# Arjun Bigha Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/arjun-bigha/ Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya # Arjun Bigha Arjun Bigha is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **722 people in 118 households**, the 101st largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 722people (2011) - 118households - 51.4%literacy - 984females per 1,000 males ## Arjun Bigha PIN code and other codes Arjun Bigha falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatArjun Bigha - Community development blockBodh Gaya - Census village code256554 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arjun Bigha from nearby towns? - Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)22 km by road - Bodh Gaya (nearest town)10 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 Arjun Bigha? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Arjun Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bodh Gaya - ○Degree college10+ km · Bodh Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Arjun Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Arjun Bigha Of every 100 households in Arjun Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Arjun Bigha · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **17% Toilet within the home ****21%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **87% Tap water ****10%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****1%** **42% Television ****1%** **13% Mobile phone ****48%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **37% Own their home ****98%** **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 Arjun Bigha? ■ Arjun Bigha · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188** **958 Working population ****40.7%** **37.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.5% for men and 42.6% for women. 42% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 275 (94%) 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 Bodh Gaya - Rasulganj753 people - Paner748 people - Sobha khap747 people - Dulra727 people - Harli Khurd712 people - Kachanpur711 people - Sewa Bigha696 people - Bairi chak672 people [All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Arjun Bigha from Gaya?22 km by road - What is the population of Arjun Bigha?722 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arjun Bigha in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Arjun Bigha?51.4% (Census 2011)