# Jolah Bigha Village, Tikari, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Tikari, Gaya 

# Jolah Bigha

Jolah Bigha is a village in Tikari sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **958 people in 144 households**, the 90th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 958people (2011)
- 144households
- 55.5%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Jolah Bigha PIN code and other codes

Jolah Bigha falls in Tikari sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPaluhar
- Community development blockTikari
- Census village code254810

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

## How far is Jolah Bigha from nearby towns?

- Tikari (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)30 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)1 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 Jolah Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tikari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mau
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Jolah Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Jolah Bigha

Of every 100 households in Jolah Bigha in 2011, 20 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jolah Bigha · ■ Tikari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**53%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****46%**

**54%

Television ****13%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Jolah Bigha?

■ Jolah Bigha · ■ Tikari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**952

Working population ****38.2%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 44.0% for women. 48% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 205 (56%)

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 Tikari

- Mardua1,008 people
- Hasanpur1,004 people
- Agar985 people
- Mohammadpur969 people
- Kutlupur951 people
- Sahwara942 people
- Amarpur935 people
- Akhanpur930 people

[All 155 villages in Tikari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tikari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jolah Bigha from Gaya?30 km by road
- What is the population of Jolah Bigha?958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jolah Bigha in?Gaya district (Tikari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jolah Bigha?55.5% (Census 2011)