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

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Sidhi Bigha

Sidhi Bigha is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **386 people in 61 households**, the 31st largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 386people (2011)
- 61households
- 56.1%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Sidhi Bigha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatEksara
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code244999

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

## How far is Sidhi Bigha from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)10 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 Sidhi Bigha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sidhi 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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 bank5–10 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 Sidhi Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Sidhi Bigha

Of every 100 households in Sidhi Bigha in 2011, 29 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sidhi Bigha · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**36%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****41%**

**38%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**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 Sidhi Bigha?

■ Sidhi Bigha · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**946

Working population ****67.9%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 46.4% for women. 65% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (74%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 36 (14%)

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

- Babhaniawan1,329 people
- Madhaur1,086 people
- Ramganj985 people
- Mashespur586 people
- Birbal Bigha245 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sidhi Bigha from Biharsharif?18 km by road
- What is the population of Sidhi Bigha?386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sidhi Bigha in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sidhi Bigha?56.1% (Census 2011)