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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Shahchand Bigha

Shahchand Bigha is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 39 households**, the 158th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 228people (2011)
- 39households
- 69.7%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Shahchand Bigha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSimaru
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255643

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

## How far is Shahchand Bigha from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)56 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)20 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 Shahchand Bigha?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Shahchand 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 school5–10 km · Chanuk Bigha
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Simaru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gurua
- ○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
- ○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)4 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 Shahchand Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 9 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Shahchand Bigha

Of every 100 households in Shahchand Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahchand Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****34%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**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 Shahchand Bigha?

■ Shahchand Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1857**

**961

Working population ****25.9%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 61.5% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (10%) · **■** Other work 21 (36%) · **■** Marginal 17 (29%)

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

- Bazid Chak259 people
- Sharafuddinpur257 people
- Makhdumpur254 people
- Chiraili244 people
- Saraia193 people
- Misri Chak189 people
- Rasulpur152 people
- Dhobi Chak144 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahchand Bigha from Gaya?56 km by road
- What is the population of Shahchand Bigha?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahchand Bigha in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahchand Bigha?69.7% (Census 2011)