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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Patak Bigha

Patak Bigha is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **454 people in 69 households**, the 141st largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 454people (2011)
- 69households
- 34.5%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Patak Bigha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSimaru
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255641

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

## How far is Patak Bigha from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)56 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)18 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 Patak Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Chanuk Bigha
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Patak Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Patak Bigha

Of every 100 households in Patak Bigha in 2011, 3 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patak Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****14%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****77%**

**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 Patak Bigha?

■ Patak Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.5%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**961

Working population ****51.3%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.9% for men and 29.5% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 89 (38%)

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

- Amarpur491 people
- Ramnagar481 people
- Tamarua469 people
- Barhauna465 people
- Akori Khap452 people
- Lakrahi430 people
- Kasla407 people
- Salempur376 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Patak Bigha from Gaya?56 km by road
- What is the population of Patak Bigha?454 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patak Bigha in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Patak Bigha?34.5% (Census 2011)