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

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Village · Konch, Gaya 

# Nighai

Nighai is a village in Konch sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,838 people in 233 households**, the 38th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 1,838people (2011)
- 233households
- 69.2%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Nighai PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGoharpur
- Community development blockKonch
- Census village code254571

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

## How far is Nighai from nearby towns?

- Konch (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)38 km by road
- Tikari (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 Nighai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nighai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Konch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tekari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Nighai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Nighai

Of every 100 households in Nighai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nighai · ■ Konch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**57%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****69%**

**47%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**25%

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 Nighai?

■ Nighai · ■ Konch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**943

Working population ****38.1%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 55.1% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 519 (74%)

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

- Shahganj1,916 people
- Siari1,879 people
- Mok1,853 people
- Daurawan1,841 people
- Nehura1,796 people
- Lodipur1,784 people
- Chainpur1,762 people
- Hichhapur1,754 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nighai from Gaya?38 km by road
- What is the population of Nighai?1,838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nighai in?Gaya district (Konch sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nighai?69.2% (Census 2011)