Village · Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad
# Shahmahmad Bigha

Shahmahmad Bigha is a village in Ratni Faridpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 812 people in 143 households, the 52nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.
- 812 people (2011)
- 143 households
- 83.3% literacy
- 897 females per 1,000 males

## Shahmahmad Bigha PIN code and other codes

Shahmahmad Bigha falls in Ratni Faridpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Kasawa
- Community development block Ratni Faridpur
- Census village code 260064

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

## How far is Shahmahmad Bigha from nearby towns?
- Ratni Faridpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ) 12 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Shahmahmad Bigha?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jehanabad
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shakurabad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Patna
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shahmahmad Bigha known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 76% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shahmahmad Bigha

Of every 100 households in Shahmahmad Bigha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shahmahmad Bigha · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 7%
- Toilet within the home 40% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 79%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 61% 58%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 95%
- Use banking services 58% 48%
- Television 12% 8%
- Mobile phone 53% 52%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 42% 34%
- Own their home 99% 99%

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

## What is the population of Shahmahmad Bigha?

■ Shahmahmad Bigha · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.3% 67.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 897 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 898 927
- Working population 27.2% 32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 73.4% for women. 44% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 112 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 68 (31%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 19 (9%) · ■ Marginal 18 (8%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ratni Faridpur
- Ballopur 965 people
- Kakhaura 945 people
- Abgila 900 people
- Gyani Bigha 865 people
- Rampur 811 people
- Harnakhas 782 people
- Maulna Chak 740 people
- Shahbazpur 733 people

All 97 villages in Ratni Faridpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Shahmahmad Bigha from Jehanabad? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Shahmahmad Bigha? 812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahmahmad Bigha in? Jehanabad district (Ratni Faridpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahmahmad Bigha? 83.3% (Census 2011)

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