# Amia Bigha Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Amia Bigha

Amia Bigha is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,409 people in 205 households**, the 26th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,409people (2011)
- 205households
- 73.6%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Amia Bigha PIN code and other codes

Amia Bigha falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNohsa
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code245004

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

## How far is Amia Bigha from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)5 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 Amia Bigha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Amia Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · At
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Amia Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Amia Bigha

Of every 100 households in Amia Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amia Bigha · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**36%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**38%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Amia Bigha?

■ Amia Bigha · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**946

Working population ****33.9%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 67.3% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (45%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 19 (4%)

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 Ben

- Jafra1,880 people
- Gangti1,658 people
- Mohammadpur1,625 people
- Janaro1,483 people
- Babhaniawan1,329 people
- Madhaur1,086 people
- Ramganj985 people
- Mashespur586 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Amia Bigha from Biharsharif?22 km by road
- What is the population of Amia Bigha?1,409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amia Bigha in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Amia Bigha?73.6% (Census 2011)