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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Jolah Bigha

Jolah Bigha is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **610 people in 97 households**, the 120th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 610people (2011)
- 97households
- 70.0%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Jolah Bigha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPakri
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255609

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

## How far is Jolah Bigha from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)58 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)13 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 Jolah Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tarapur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Jolah Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Jolah Bigha

Of every 100 households in Jolah Bigha in 2011, 3 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jolah Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****64%**

**44%

Television ****13%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Jolah Bigha?

■ Jolah Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**961

Working population ****60.2%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 57.9% for women. 57% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (14%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 167 (46%)

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

- Bharthipur629 people
- Morahar629 people
- Tarapur629 people
- Nema Bigha621 people
- Tetaria596 people
- Habibpur591 people
- Dubi582 people
- Jharaha573 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jolah Bigha from Gaya?58 km by road
- What is the population of Jolah Bigha?610 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jolah Bigha in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jolah Bigha?70.0% (Census 2011)