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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Patar Bigha

Patar Bigha is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **84 people in 17 households**, the 166th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 84people (2011)
- 17households
- 40.4%literacy
- 1,154females per 1,000 males

## Patar Bigha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSimaru
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255654

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

## How far is Patar Bigha from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)58 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)23 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 Patar Bigha?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Patar 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Amarpur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gurua
- ○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 bank5–10 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 Patar Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 20 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 Patar Bigha

Of every 100 households in Patar Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patar 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 ****0%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****0%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****94%**

**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 Patar Bigha?

■ Patar Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.4%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1154**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**961

Working population ****56.0%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 30.8% for men and 48.4% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 47 (100%)

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

- Dhobi Chak144 people
- Thekaha101 people
- Harnarayanpur97 people
- Deal Chak89 people
- Gurbhat73 people
- Budhuwa62 people
- Sekhu Bigha37 people
- Jharaha32 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Patar Bigha from Gaya?58 km by road
- What is the population of Patar Bigha?84 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patar Bigha in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Patar Bigha?40.4% (Census 2011)