# Barahi Bigha Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Barahi Bigha

Barahi Bigha is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **563 people in 89 households**, the 125th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 563people (2011)
- 89households
- 64.9%literacy
- 834females per 1,000 males

## Barahi Bigha PIN code and other codes

Barahi Bigha falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGurua
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255677

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

## How far is Barahi Bigha from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)16 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 Barahi Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Gurua
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Barahi Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Barahi Bigha

Of every 100 households in Barahi Bigha in 2011, 20 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barahi Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**93%

Use banking services ****66%**

**44%

Television ****15%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Barahi Bigha?

■ Barahi Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****834**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****655**

**961

Working population ****30.9%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 53.7% for women. 41% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (27%) · **■** Household industry 16 (9%) · **■** Other work 29 (17%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%)

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 Gurua

- Tetaria596 people
- Habibpur591 people
- Dubi582 people
- Jharaha573 people
- Mangli Chak561 people
- Parsawan561 people
- Tarwan558 people
- Jagarnathpur556 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barahi Bigha from Gaya?55 km by road
- What is the population of Barahi Bigha?563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahi Bigha in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barahi Bigha?64.9% (Census 2011)