# Barhai Bigha Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Barhai Bigha

Barhai Bigha is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,560 people in 245 households**, the 32nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 1,560people (2011)
- 245households
- 68.4%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Barhai Bigha PIN code and other codes

Barhai Bigha falls in Hilsa sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKorawan
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244776

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

## How far is Barhai Bigha from nearby towns?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)45 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)16 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 Barhai Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 6 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 Barhai Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Barhai Bigha

Of every 100 households in Barhai Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barhai Bigha · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**42%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barhai Bigha?

■ Barhai Bigha · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**902

Working population ****46.8%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 52.5% for women. 48% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (6%) · **■** Marginal 577 (79%)

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 Hilsa

- Bamhanthan Malawan1,840 people
- Phulwaria1,722 people
- MustafabadurfSardarBighaAsarhi1,684 people
- Yarpur1,597 people
- Maheshpur1,518 people
- Nadha1,398 people
- Muhammadpur1,370 people
- Alipur1,290 people

[All 57 villages in Hilsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/hilsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barhai Bigha from Biharsharif?45 km by road
- What is the population of Barhai Bigha?1,560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhai Bigha in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barhai Bigha?68.4% (Census 2011)