# Ratnara Ganga Bigha Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/ratnara-ganga-bigha/ Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya # Ratnara Ganga Bigha Ratnara Ganga Bigha is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,465 people in 389 households**, the 24th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 2,465people (2011) - 389households - 61.7%literacy - 982females per 1,000 males ## Ratnara Ganga Bigha PIN code and other codes Ratnara Ganga Bigha falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRatnara Ganga Bigha - Community development blockBodh Gaya - Census village code256508 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ratnara Ganga Bigha from nearby towns? - Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)15 km by road - Bodh Gaya (nearest town)3 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 Ratnara Ganga Bigha? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Ratnara Ganga Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Bodh Gaya - ○Degree college10+ km · Bodh Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Ratnara Ganga Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Ratnara Ganga Bigha Of every 100 households in Ratnara Ganga Bigha in 2011, 4 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ratnara Ganga Bigha · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **17% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****9%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****77%** **42% Television ****28%** **13% Mobile phone ****62%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **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 Ratnara Ganga Bigha? ■ Ratnara Ganga Bigha · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096** **958 Working population ****47.1%** **37.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 52.2% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 168 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (21%) · **■** Other work 175 (15%) · **■** Marginal 570 (49%) 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 - Larpur2,636 people - Bara2,558 people - Gangahar2,547 people - Bela Dih2,465 people - Baraini2,265 people - Jani Bigha2,249 people - Dhanawan2,240 people - Musatpura2,229 people [All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ratnara Ganga Bigha from Gaya?15 km by road - What is the population of Ratnara Ganga Bigha?2,465 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ratnara Ganga Bigha in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ratnara Ganga Bigha?61.7% (Census 2011)