# Pir Bigha Village, Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/pir-bigha/ Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Pir Bigha Pir Bigha is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **992 people in 179 households**, the 64th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 992people (2011) - 179households - 72.6%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Pir Bigha PIN code and other codes Pir Bigha falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRasalpur - Community development blockGaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code255380 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pir Bigha from nearby towns? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)7 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)7 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 Pir Bigha? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Pir Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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)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 Pir Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Pir Bigha Of every 100 households in Pir Bigha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pir Bigha · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **21% Toilet within the home ****17%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **73% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **87% Use banking services ****39%** **50% Television ****23%** **22% Mobile phone ****48%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **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 Pir Bigha? ■ Pir Bigha · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **974 Working population ****42.0%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 58.3% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (18%) · **■** Marginal 140 (34%) 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 - Lakhno1,108 people - Balna1,071 people - Kusdihra1,053 people - Kusmha1,052 people - Paharpur965 people - Belthu938 people - Shahbazpur915 people - Khurar895 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 Pir Bigha from Gaya?7 km by road - What is the population of Pir Bigha?992 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pir Bigha in?Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pir Bigha?72.6% (Census 2011)