# Baigna Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Baigna

Baigna is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,379 people in 530 households**, the 20th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 2,379people (2011)
- 530households
- 51.5%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Baigna PIN code and other codes

Baigna falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaigna
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222293

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?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)37 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Baigna known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 56% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Baigna · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**96%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**38%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**14%

Television ****3%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**973

Working population ****29.4%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 36.2% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 359 (51%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 143 (20%) · **■** Marginal 72 (10%)

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 Terhagachh

- Chargharia3,323 people
- Mianpur2,883 people
- Dak Pokhar2,743 people
- Pipra2,470 people
- Bairia2,320 people
- Pharhabari Milik2,283 people
- Pharhabari2,097 people
- Chilhania1,990 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baigna from Kishanganj?37 km by road
- What is the population of Baigna?2,379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baigna in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baigna?51.5% (Census 2011)