# Goshain Bigha Village, Harnaut, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/harnaut/goshain-bigha/ Village · Harnaut, Nalanda # Goshain Bigha Goshain Bigha is a village in Harnaut sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,653 people in 271 households**, the 37th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 1,653people (2011) - 271households - 70.5%literacy - 803110PIN code ## Goshain Bigha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Goshain Bigha is 803110.** Goshain Bigha falls in Harnaut sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - PIN code803110 - Gram panchayatChero - Community development blockHarnaut - Census village code244244 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Goshain Bigha from nearby towns? - Harnaut (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)28 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)28 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 Goshain Bigha? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Goshain Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barah - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bakhtiyarpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalyanbigha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Goshain Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Goshain Bigha Of every 100 households in Goshain Bigha in 2011, 42 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Goshain Bigha · ■ Harnaut rural average Electricity for lighting ****42%** **14% Toilet within the home ****12%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **69% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **90% Use banking services ****29%** **50% Television ****38%** **17% Mobile phone ****72%** **52% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **35% Own their home ****96%** **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 Goshain Bigha? ■ Goshain Bigha · ■ Harnaut rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **61.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **938 Working population ****24.1%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 49.8% for women. 41% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 83 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 290 (73%) 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 Harnaut - Porai1,736 people - Phalhanwan1,700 people - Chhatiana1,675 people - Amar1,659 people - Dehra1,596 people - Ukhra1,567 people - Mahmudpur1,433 people - Gangta1,410 people [All 81 villages in Harnaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/harnaut/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Goshain Bigha?803110 - How far is Goshain Bigha from Biharsharif?28 km by road - What is the population of Goshain Bigha?1,653 (Census 2011) - Which district is Goshain Bigha in?Nalanda district (Harnaut sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Goshain Bigha?70.5% (Census 2011)