# Nigri Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Nigri

Nigri is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,992 people in 441 households**, the 11th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 2,992people (2011)
- 441households
- 43.6%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Nigri PIN code and other codes

Nigri falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBajaura
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256441

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

## How far is Nigri from nearby towns?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)14 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 Nigri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Nigri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn 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 · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Nigri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Nigri

Of every 100 households in Nigri in 2011, 2 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nigri · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**87%

Tap water ****11%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**95%

Use banking services ****20%**

**50%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Nigri?

■ Nigri · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.6%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131**

**992

Working population ****39.7%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 33.5% for women. 50% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 269 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (12%) · **■** Household industry 36 (3%) · **■** Other work 94 (8%) · **■** Marginal 644 (54%)

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 Dobhi

- Kesapi3,920 people
- Kurmawan3,852 people
- Kharanti3,042 people
- Babhandewa3,016 people
- Hardawan2,984 people
- Nadarpur2,862 people
- Musehna2,676 people
- Nima2,555 people

[All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nigri from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Nigri?2,992 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nigri in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nigri?43.6% (Census 2011)