# Gannu Bigha Village, Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/gannu-bigha/ Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Gannu Bigha Gannu Bigha is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,207 people in 399 households**, the 26th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 2,207people (2011) - 399households - 58.4%literacy - 958females per 1,000 males ## Gannu Bigha PIN code and other codes Gannu Bigha falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRasalpur - Community development blockGaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code255378 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gannu Bigha from nearby towns? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)6 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)6 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 Gannu Bigha? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gannu Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Chakand - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Gannu Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Gannu Bigha Of every 100 households in Gannu Bigha in 2011, 4 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gannu Bigha · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **21% Toilet within the home ****17%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **73% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **87% Use banking services ****38%** **50% Television ****23%** **22% Mobile phone ****29%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **30% 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 Gannu Bigha? ■ Gannu Bigha · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076** **974 Working population ****40.2%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.4% for men and 47.7% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 320 (36%) · **■** Marginal 255 (29%) 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 Gaya Town C.D.Block - Parsanwan2,351 people - Chamardih2,323 people - Utraundh2,321 people - Chamardih2,230 people - Takeya2,191 people - Panchu Bigha2,014 people - Naili1,944 people - Gulni1,935 people [All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gannu Bigha from Gaya?6 km by road - What is the population of Gannu Bigha?2,207 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gannu Bigha in?Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gannu Bigha?58.4% (Census 2011)