# Bighaurhat Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Bighaurhat

Bighaurhat is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,531 people in 1,318 households**, the 4th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 6,531people (2011)
- 1,318households
- 39.6%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Bighaurhat PIN code and other codes

Bighaurhat falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBighorhat
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224906

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

## How far is Bighaurhat from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)52 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)52 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 Bighaurhat?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Bighaurhat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barsoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barsoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Bighaurhat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 698 hectares of village land is sown, and 460 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 Bighaurhat

Of every 100 households in Bighaurhat in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bighaurhat · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**41%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**40%

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 Bighaurhat?

■ Bighaurhat · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.6%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**960

Working population ****38.2%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.1% for men and 29.8% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 607 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 595 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,243 (50%)

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 Barsoi

- Abadpur9,760 people
- Sultanpur8,140 people
- Harnar6,540 people
- Maheshpur5,469 people
- Shikarpur5,120 people
- Dharampur4,896 people
- Chandi4,824 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bighaurhat from Katihar?52 km by road
- What is the population of Bighaurhat?6,531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bighaurhat in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bighaurhat?39.6% (Census 2011)