# Bhikhani Bigha Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/bhikhani-bigha/ Village · Asthawan, Nalanda # Bhikhani Bigha Bhikhani Bigha is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,010 people in 163 households**, the 47th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%. - 1,010people (2011) - 163households - 78.1%literacy - 935females per 1,000 males ## Bhikhani Bigha PIN code and other codes Bhikhani Bigha falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatOnda - Community development blockAsthawan - Census village code244509 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhikhani Bigha from nearby towns? - Asthawan (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)16 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)16 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 Bhikhani Bigha? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikhani Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mohammadpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Bhikhani Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Bhikhani Bigha Of every 100 households in Bhikhani Bigha in 2011, 25 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhikhani Bigha · ■ Asthawan rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **13% Toilet within the home ****39%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **70% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****54%** **46% Television ****16%** **10% Mobile phone ****75%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **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 Bhikhani Bigha? ■ Bhikhani Bigha · ■ Asthawan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **59.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847** **946 Working population ****37.4%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 66.6% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 127 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (17%) · **■** Marginal 38 (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 Asthawan - Rami Bigha1,202 people - Bedauli1,200 people - Manpur Amanwan1,153 people - Naurozpur1,049 people - Shahbazpur994 people - Fatehpur939 people - Piprapur902 people - Mahanandpur658 people [All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhikhani Bigha from Biharsharif?16 km by road - What is the population of Bhikhani Bigha?1,010 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhikhani Bigha in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhikhani Bigha?78.1% (Census 2011)