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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Sakal Bigha

Sakal Bigha is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,024 people in 153 households**, the 73rd largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,024people (2011)
- 153households
- 77.8%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Sakal Bigha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBelauti
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255728

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

## How far is Sakal Bigha from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)25 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)12 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 Sakal Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Sakal Bigha known for?

About 14% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sakal Bigha

Of every 100 households in Sakal Bigha in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sakal Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**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 Sakal Bigha?

■ Sakal Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**961

Working population ****40.2%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 63.6% for women. 49% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (11%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 287 (70%)

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

- Majhar1,050 people
- Birahma1,048 people
- Gulni1,048 people
- Bela1,043 people
- Dhokra1,019 people
- Parsawan Kalan1,010 people
- Jalpa Chak978 people
- Khairi977 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakal Bigha from Gaya?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sakal Bigha?1,024 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakal Bigha in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakal Bigha?77.8% (Census 2011)