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

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Village · Katihar, Katihar 

# Baigna

Baigna is a village in Katihar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 20 households**, the 26th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 18.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.9%.

- 83people (2011)
- 20households
- 18.3%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Baigna PIN code and other codes

Baigna falls in Katihar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGarbhaili
- Community development blockKatihar
- Census village code225483

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

## How far is Baigna from nearby towns?

- Katihar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)5 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 Baigna?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Baigna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baigna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Baigna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Baigna

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

■ Baigna · ■ Katihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****6%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**57%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****75%**

**30%

Own their home ****75%**

**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 Baigna?

■ Baigna · ■ Katihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****18.3%**

**51.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**985

Working population ****34.9%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 16.2% for men and 20.6% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 17 (59%) · **■** Marginal 12 (41%)

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 Katihar

- Tiarpara536 people
- Gopalpur174 people
- Dhusmar Belwa145 people
- Tarjana144 people

[All 31 villages in Katihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/katihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baigna from Katihar?5 km by road
- What is the population of Baigna?83 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baigna in?Katihar district (Katihar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baigna?18.3% (Census 2011)