Village · Wazirganj, Gaya
# Shankar Bigha

Shankar Bigha is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code 805131. The 2011 Census counted 1,946 people in 388 households, the 32nd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.
- 1,946 people (2011)
- 388 households
- 58.3% literacy
- 805131 PIN code

## Shankar Bigha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shankar Bigha is 805131. Shankar Bigha falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.
- PIN code 805131
- Gram panchayat Mahuet
- Community development block Wazirganj
- Census village code 256755

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

## How far is Shankar Bigha from nearby towns?
- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Shankar Bigha?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sakardas Nawada
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Wazirganj
- ○ 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 under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shankar Bigha known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 98% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shankar Bigha

Of every 100 households in Shankar Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankar Bigha · ■ Wazirganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 5%
- Toilet within the home 18% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 83%
- Tap water 1% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 29% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 57% 40%
- Television 2% 8%
- Mobile phone 49% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 38% 36%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Shankar Bigha?

■ Shankar Bigha · ■ Wazirganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.3% 62.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 952
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1074 961
- Working population 43.5% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 47.8% for women. 51% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 48 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 417 (49%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 117 (14%) · ■ Marginal 261 (31%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Wazirganj
- Kolhna 2,086 people
- Hansra 2,078 people
- Eru 2,056 people
- Rengana 2,019 people
- Khiriawan 1,920 people
- Pale 1,879 people
- Naudiha Kalan 1,857 people
- Bhagausa 1,783 people

All 147 villages in Wazirganj

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shankar Bigha? 805131
- How far is Shankar Bigha from Gaya? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Shankar Bigha? 1,946 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankar Bigha in? Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankar Bigha? 58.3% (Census 2011)

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