Village · Dobhi, Gaya
# Nanhu Bigha

Nanhu Bigha is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 414 people in 64 households, the 95th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.
- 414 people (2011)
- 64 households
- 82.7% literacy
- 1,112 females per 1,000 males

## Nanhu Bigha PIN code and other codes

Nanhu Bigha falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Patti
- Community development block Dobhi
- Census village code 256374

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Nanhu Bigha from nearby towns?
- Dobhi (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ) 44 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Nanhu Bigha?

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

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Amarut
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Amarut
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nanhu Bigha known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 57% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Nanhu Bigha

Of every 100 households in Nanhu Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nanhu Bigha · ■ Dobhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 8%
- Toilet within the home 2% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 87%
- Tap water 5% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 48% 50%
- Television 2% 7%
- Mobile phone 37% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 58% 33%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Nanhu Bigha?

■ Nanhu Bigha · ■ Dobhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.7% 53.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1112 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 889 992
- Working population 32.9% 42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 80.6% for women. 53% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 64 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 63 (46%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (4%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dobhi
- Donchuan 454 people
- Patak Bigha 452 people
- Bagsoti 435 people
- Amarua 416 people
- Daudpur 412 people
- Ratni 399 people
- Habibpur 358 people
- Warman 339 people

All 130 villages in Dobhi

## Quick answers
- How far is Nanhu Bigha from Gaya? 44 km by road
- What is the population of Nanhu Bigha? 414 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nanhu Bigha in? Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nanhu Bigha? 82.7% (Census 2011)

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