# Bagahi Village, Paraiya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Bagahi

Bagahi is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,030 people in 680 households**, the 2nd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 4,030people (2011)
- 680households
- 50.8%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Bagahi PIN code and other codes

Bagahi falls in Paraiya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBagahi
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255401

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

## How far is Bagahi from nearby towns?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)24 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)24 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 Bagahi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bagahi; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 watercovered wells, hand 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 Bagahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 454 hectares of village land is sown, and 380 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 Bagahi

Of every 100 households in Bagahi in 2011, 3 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bagahi · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**53%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**52%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bagahi?

■ Bagahi · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**929

Working population ****40.6%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 40.1% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 593 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 553 (34%) · **■** Household industry 88 (5%) · **■** Other work 202 (12%) · **■** Marginal 200 (12%)

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 Paraiya

- Solara6,653 people
- Paraiya Khurd3,980 people
- Karhata3,958 people
- Mangrawan3,901 people
- Majhiawan3,606 people

[All 85 villages in Paraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bagahi from Gaya?24 km by road
- What is the population of Bagahi?4,030 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagahi in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bagahi?50.8% (Census 2011)