# Bijahra Village, Konch, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Konch, Gaya 

# Bijahra

Bijahra is a village in Konch sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,666 people in 212 households**, the 45th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 1,666people (2011)
- 212households
- 81.0%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Bijahra PIN code and other codes

Bijahra falls in Konch sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Community development blockKonch
- Census village code254603

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

## How far is Bijahra from nearby towns?

- Konch (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)11 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 Bijahra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mau
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tekari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bijahra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 39% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Bijahra

Of every 100 households in Bijahra in 2011, 3 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bijahra · ■ Konch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****26%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**57%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****25%**

**47%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**25%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Bijahra?

■ Bijahra · ■ Konch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**943

Working population ****55.7%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 68.3% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (36%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (7%) · **■** Marginal 491 (53%)

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 Konch

- Chainpur1,762 people
- Hichhapur1,754 people
- Amra1,727 people
- Chhatihar Jamalpur1,709 people
- Jahana1,492 people
- Sarbahada1,482 people
- Chandaini1,416 people
- Kunin1,370 people

[All 141 villages in Konch](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/konch/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bijahra from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bijahra?1,666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijahra in?Gaya district (Konch sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bijahra?81.0% (Census 2011)