# Banarsi Bigha Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Banarsi Bigha

Banarsi Bigha is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 34 households**, the 125th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 214people (2011)
- 34households
- 46.0%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Banarsi Bigha PIN code and other codes

Banarsi Bigha falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBanarsi Bigha
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256606

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

## How far is Banarsi Bigha from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)23 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)8 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 Banarsi Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Harlikala
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · 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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Banarsi Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Banarsi Bigha

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

■ Banarsi Bigha · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

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

**41%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**37%

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 Banarsi Bigha?

■ Banarsi Bigha · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**958

Working population ****26.6%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.4% for men and 50.0% for women. 50% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 37 (65%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 19 (33%)

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

- Guri336 people
- Motiya chak288 people
- Bagahi Khurd271 people
- Gortorwa224 people
- Sijua197 people
- Moti chak152 people
- Adham khap120 people
- Shekha Bigha99 people

[All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Banarsi Bigha from Gaya?23 km by road
- What is the population of Banarsi Bigha?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banarsi Bigha in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banarsi Bigha?46.0% (Census 2011)