# Bala Bigha Village, Neem Chak Bathani, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/neem-chak-bathani/bala-bigha/ Village · Neem Chak Bathani, Gaya # Bala Bigha Bala Bigha is a village in Neem Chak Bathani sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,804 people in 302 households**, the 26th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 1,804people (2011) - 302households - 76.1%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Bala Bigha PIN code and other codes Bala Bigha falls in Neem Chak Bathani sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKhukhari - Community development blockNeem Chak Bathani - Census village code255077 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bala Bigha from nearby towns? - Neem Chak Bathani (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)19 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)19 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 Bala Bigha? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bala Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Bala Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Bala Bigha Of every 100 households in Bala Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bala Bigha · ■ Neem Chak Bathani rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****16%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **96% Use banking services ****51%** **44% Television ****18%** **7% Mobile phone ****82%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **28% 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 Bala Bigha? ■ Bala Bigha · ■ Neem Chak Bathani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **56.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021** **960 Working population ****37.1%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 66.4% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 213 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (21%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (11%) · **■** Marginal 237 (35%) 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 Neem Chak Bathani - Morabbi Chak2,126 people - Khesari2,025 people - Saraunji2,012 people - Singha1,828 people - Deay1,783 people - Gobardiha1,297 people - Arhanpura1,005 people - Rohua887 people [All 42 villages in Neem Chak Bathani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/neem-chak-bathani/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bala Bigha from Gaya?19 km by road - What is the population of Bala Bigha?1,804 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bala Bigha in?Gaya district (Neem Chak Bathani sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bala Bigha?76.1% (Census 2011)