# Amba Bigha Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/amba-bigha/ Village · Asthawan, Nalanda # Amba Bigha Amba Bigha is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **811101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,233 people in 187 households**, the 42nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%. - 1,233people (2011) - 187households - 49.0%literacy - 811101PIN code ## Amba Bigha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Amba Bigha is 811101.** Amba Bigha falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - PIN code811101 - Gram panchayatGilani - Community development blockAsthawan - Census village code244525 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amba Bigha from nearby towns? - Asthawan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)25 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)25 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 Amba Bigha? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Amba Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Benar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barbigha - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Asthwan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 6 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 Amba Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Amba Bigha Of every 100 households in Amba Bigha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 57 a car. ■ Amba Bigha · ■ Asthawan rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **13% Toilet within the home ****22%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **70% Tap water ****5%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****93%** **46% Television ****37%** **10% Mobile phone ****88%** **53% Computer with internet ****6%** **0% Two-wheeler ****45%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****57%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Amba Bigha? ■ Amba Bigha · ■ Asthawan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%** **59.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188** **946 Working population ****24.6%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.1% for men and 39.4% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (33%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 84 (28%) · **■** Marginal 108 (36%) 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 Asthawan - Bhairo Bigha1,523 people - Barepur1,357 people - Nezampur1,343 people - Sarbahdinagar Jainpura1,325 people - Rami Bigha1,202 people - Bedauli1,200 people - Manpur Amanwan1,153 people - Naurozpur1,049 people [All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Amba Bigha?811101 - How far is Amba Bigha from Biharsharif?25 km by road - What is the population of Amba Bigha?1,233 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amba Bigha in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Amba Bigha?49.0% (Census 2011)