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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Beni Bigha

Beni Bigha is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 54 households**, the 152nd largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 298people (2011)
- 54households
- 67.2%literacy
- 1,084females per 1,000 males

## Beni Bigha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGurua
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255670

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

## How far is Beni Bigha from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)30 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 Beni Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Chochu Bigha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○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) shop10+ 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 Beni Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Beni Bigha

Of every 100 households in Beni Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Beni Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****75%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Beni Bigha?

■ Beni Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160**

**961

Working population ****48.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 53.2% for women. 45% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 73 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (48%) · **■** Other work 2 (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 Gurua

- Sonbarsa362 people
- Loki Khap341 people
- Phulsathar308 people
- Chhachhu Bigha305 people
- Samaspur262 people
- Bazid Chak259 people
- Sharafuddinpur257 people
- Makhdumpur254 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Beni Bigha from Gaya?30 km by road
- What is the population of Beni Bigha?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beni Bigha in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Beni Bigha?67.2% (Census 2011)