# Dharm Bigha Village, Ekangarsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/dharm-bigha/ Village · Ekangarsarai, Nalanda # Dharm Bigha Dharm Bigha is a village in Ekangarsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,375 people in 254 households**, the 46th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 1,375people (2011) - 254households - 56.0%literacy - 897females per 1,000 males ## Dharm Bigha PIN code and other codes Dharm Bigha falls in Ekangarsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatParthu - Community development blockEkangarsarai - Census village code244815 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dharm Bigha from nearby towns? - Ekangarsarai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)43 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)43 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 Dharm Bigha? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dharm Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nai - ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa - ○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 - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Dharm Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Dharm Bigha Of every 100 households in Dharm Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dharm Bigha · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **18% Toilet within the home ****8%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **75% Tap water ****21%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****50%** **58% Television ****1%** **18% Mobile phone ****71%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **27% Own their home ****97%** **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 Dharm Bigha? ■ Dharm Bigha · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817** **915 Working population ****30.2%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 44.4% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (47%) · **■** Household industry 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 32 (8%) · **■** Marginal 114 (27%) 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 - Nai1,575 people - Nisanpura1,571 people - Muhammadpur1,564 people - Rarhil1,544 people - Chaurai1,313 people - Barhauna1,279 people - Ishakpur1,273 people - Bishunpur1,263 people [All 89 villages in Ekangarsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dharm Bigha from Biharsharif?43 km by road - What is the population of Dharm Bigha?1,375 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dharm Bigha in?Nalanda district (Ekangarsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dharm Bigha?56.0% (Census 2011)