# Nilkanth Bigha Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Nilkanth Bigha

Nilkanth Bigha is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803103**. The 2011 Census counted **899 people in 148 households**, the 71st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 899people (2011)
- 148households
- 69.9%literacy
- 803103PIN code

## Nilkanth Bigha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nilkanth Bigha is 803103.** Nilkanth Bigha falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code803103
- Gram panchayatDhekwaha
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244914

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

## How far is Nilkanth Bigha from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)38 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)14 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 Nilkanth Bigha?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 7 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 Nilkanth Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Nilkanth Bigha

Of every 100 households in Nilkanth Bigha in 2011, 15 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nilkanth Bigha · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**79%

Tap water ****55%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**49%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**94%

Use banking services ****65%**

**46%

Television ****19%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Nilkanth Bigha?

■ Nilkanth Bigha · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**921

Working population ****31.7%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 61.3% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 107 (38%)

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 Islampur

- Jaitia996 people
- Harbanspur977 people
- Faridpur975 people
- Hajipur Chandar Natai936 people
- Chandanpura870 people
- Mustafapur814 people
- Chandar Natai Kharij Jama782 people
- Jaitipur762 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nilkanth Bigha?803103
- How far is Nilkanth Bigha from Biharsharif?38 km by road
- What is the population of Nilkanth Bigha?899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilkanth Bigha in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nilkanth Bigha?69.9% (Census 2011)