# Bhairo Bigha Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/bhairo-bigha/ Village · Asthawan, Nalanda # Bhairo Bigha Bhairo Bigha is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,523 people in 276 households**, the 38th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%. - 1,523people (2011) - 276households - 49.5%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Bhairo Bigha PIN code and other codes Bhairo Bigha falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSare - Community development blockAsthawan - Census village code244523 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhairo Bigha from nearby towns? - Asthawan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)22 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)22 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 Bhairo Bigha? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhairo Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Benar - ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Asthwan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 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 Bhairo Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Bhairo Bigha Of every 100 households in Bhairo Bigha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhairo Bigha · ■ Asthawan rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **13% Toilet within the home ****6%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **70% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****39%** **46% Television ****7%** **10% Mobile phone ****43%** **53% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****46%** **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 Bhairo Bigha? ■ Bhairo Bigha · ■ Asthawan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%** **59.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **946 Working population ****27.9%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.1% for men and 38.2% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 107 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (30%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 93 (22%) · **■** Marginal 88 (21%) 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 - Bahadurpur1,822 people - Pasaurha1,624 people - Dhobi Bigha1,585 people - Jangipur1,563 people - Barepur1,357 people - Nezampur1,343 people - Sarbahdinagar Jainpura1,325 people - Amba Bigha1,233 people [All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhairo Bigha from Biharsharif?22 km by road - What is the population of Bhairo Bigha?1,523 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhairo Bigha in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhairo Bigha?49.5% (Census 2011)