# Bala Bigha Village, Ekangarsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/bala-bigha/ Village · Ekangarsarai, Nalanda # Bala Bigha Bala Bigha is a village in Ekangarsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,173 people in 179 households**, the 56th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 1,173people (2011) - 179households - 75.4%literacy - 1,026females per 1,000 males ## Bala Bigha PIN code and other codes Bala Bigha falls in Ekangarsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKeshopur - Community development blockEkangarsarai - Census village code244865 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bala Bigha from nearby towns? - Ekangarsarai (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)35 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)35 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 Bala Bigha? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bala Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ekangsarai - ○Degree college10+ km · Aungari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○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 - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Bala Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Bala Bigha Of every 100 households in Bala Bigha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bala Bigha · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **18% Toilet within the home ****20%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **75% Tap water ****5%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****42%** **58% Television ****13%** **18% Mobile phone ****38%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****55%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Bala Bigha? ■ Bala Bigha · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208** **915 Working population ****50.9%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 62.4% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 199 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (60%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%) 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 Ekangarsarai - Mansinghpur1,219 people - pura1,213 people - Boriawan1,211 people - Madhopur Amnar1,187 people - Pasanghi1,146 people - Saidpur1,101 people - Maharaj Ganj1,080 people - Makhdumpur1,043 people [All 89 villages in Ekangarsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bala Bigha from Biharsharif?35 km by road - What is the population of Bala Bigha?1,173 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bala Bigha in?Nalanda district (Ekangarsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bala Bigha?75.4% (Census 2011)