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

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Birbal Bigha

Birbal Bigha is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 41 households**, the 32nd largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 245people (2011)
- 41households
- 80.0%literacy
- 815females per 1,000 males

## Birbal Bigha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatEksara
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code245000

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

## How far is Birbal Bigha from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)18 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 Birbal Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · At
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Birbal Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Birbal Bigha

Of every 100 households in Birbal Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Birbal Bigha · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**80%

Tap water ****5%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**36%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****78%**

**38%

Television ****35%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Birbal Bigha?

■ Birbal Bigha · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****815**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**946

Working population ****48.6%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 70.4% for women. 44% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 15 (13%)

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

- Madhaur1,086 people
- Ramganj985 people
- Mashespur586 people
- Sidhi Bigha386 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Birbal Bigha from Biharsharif?18 km by road
- What is the population of Birbal Bigha?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birbal Bigha in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Birbal Bigha?80.0% (Census 2011)