# Moti Bigha Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sarmera, Nalanda 

# Moti Bigha

Moti Bigha is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **466 people in 87 households**, the 25th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 466people (2011)
- 87households
- 55.2%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Moti Bigha PIN code and other codes

Moti Bigha falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMalawan
- Community development blockSarmera
- Census village code244479

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

## How far is Moti Bigha from nearby towns?

- Sarmera (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)42 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town)10 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 Moti Bigha?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Moti 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barbigha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Moti Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Moti Bigha

Of every 100 households in Moti Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Moti Bigha · ■ Sarmera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

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

**19%

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

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

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

**39%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****18%**

**38%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Moti Bigha?

■ Moti Bigha · ■ Sarmera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**926

Working population ****45.3%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 31.6% for women. 41% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 190 (90%)

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 Sarmera

- Kazi Chak984 people
- Jagjiwanpur696 people
- Sekhra674 people
- Pojh566 people
- Samastipur449 people
- Fatehpur Dumra446 people
- Misia404 people
- Rupaspur360 people

[All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Moti Bigha from Biharsharif?42 km by road
- What is the population of Moti Bigha?466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Moti Bigha in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Moti Bigha?55.2% (Census 2011)