# Panchu Bigha Village, Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/panchu-bigha/ Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Panchu Bigha Panchu Bigha is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,014 people in 270 households**, the 28th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 2,014people (2011) - 270households - 38.7%literacy - 1,002females per 1,000 males ## Panchu Bigha PIN code and other codes Panchu Bigha falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRasalpur - Community development blockGaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code255376 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Panchu Bigha from nearby towns? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)8 km by road - 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 Panchu Bigha? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Panchu Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Panchu Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 28% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Panchu Bigha Of every 100 households in Panchu Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Panchu Bigha · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **21% Toilet within the home ****0%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **73% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **87% Use banking services ****14%** **50% Television ****4%** **22% Mobile phone ****26%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****55%** **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 Panchu Bigha? ■ Panchu Bigha · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****38.7%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1209** **974 Working population ****35.6%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.8% for men and 26.9% for women. 50% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 235 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 467 (65%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%) 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 - Utraundh2,321 people - Chamardih2,230 people - Gannu Bigha2,207 people - Takeya2,191 people - Naili1,944 people - Gulni1,935 people - Durbe1,893 people - Kaladaspur1,848 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 Panchu Bigha from Gaya?8 km by road - What is the population of Panchu Bigha?2,014 (Census 2011) - Which district is Panchu Bigha in?Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Panchu Bigha?38.7% (Census 2011)