# Tar Bigha Village, Harnaut, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Harnaut, Nalanda 

# Tar Bigha

Tar Bigha is a village in Harnaut sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **533 people in 101 households**, the 65th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 533people (2011)
- 101households
- 35.4%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Tar Bigha PIN code and other codes

Tar Bigha falls in Harnaut sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPachaura
- Community development blockHarnaut
- Census village code244261

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

## How far is Tar Bigha from nearby towns?

- Harnaut (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)24 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)24 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 Tar Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Cheran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Noorsarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Tar Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Tar Bigha

Of every 100 households in Tar Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tar Bigha · ■ Harnaut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**42%

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

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****8%**

**50%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Tar Bigha?

■ Tar Bigha · ■ Harnaut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.4%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**938

Working population ****48.2%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 21.1% for women. 49% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (88%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (8%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Khaira579 people
- Jiwanpur577 people
- Karim Chaki Balu577 people
- Bhojpur538 people
- Hariharpur501 people

[All 81 villages in Harnaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/harnaut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tar Bigha from Biharsharif?24 km by road
- What is the population of Tar Bigha?533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tar Bigha in?Nalanda district (Harnaut sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tar Bigha?35.4% (Census 2011)