Village · Tan Kuppa, Gaya
# Chhaja Bigha

Chhaja Bigha is a village in Tan Kuppa sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code 824232. The 2011 Census counted 92 people in 18 households, the 97th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.
- 92 people (2011)
- 18 households
- 18.7% literacy
- 824232 PIN code

## Chhaja Bigha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chhaja Bigha is 824232. Chhaja Bigha falls in Tan Kuppa sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.
- PIN code 824232
- Gram panchayat Bhetaura
- Community development block Tan Kuppa
- Census village code 256701

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chhaja Bigha from nearby towns?
- Tan Kuppa (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chhaja Bigha?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Chhaja Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Bhadaura
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Fariyadpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chhaja Bigha known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 67% of the 12 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chhaja Bigha

Of every 100 households in Chhaja Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhaja Bigha · ■ Tan Kuppa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 1%
- Toilet within the home 7% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 92%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 29%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 47% 44%
- Television 7% 4%
- Mobile phone 60% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 33% 38%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chhaja Bigha?

■ Chhaja Bigha · ■ Tan Kuppa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 18.7% 56.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 878 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 308 963
- Working population 56.5% 38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.8% for men and 10.3% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (44%) · ■ Marginal 24 (46%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Tan Kuppa
- Dharampur 220 people
- Sadabah 203 people
- Jaipur 125 people
- Salempur 114 people
- Khanrahra 19 people

All 103 villages in Tan Kuppa

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chhaja Bigha? 824232
- How far is Chhaja Bigha from Gaya? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Chhaja Bigha? 92 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhaja Bigha in? Gaya district (Tan Kuppa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhaja Bigha? 18.7% (Census 2011)

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