# Bhat Bigha Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Silao, Nalanda 

# Bhat Bigha

Bhat Bigha is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **650 people in 91 households**, the 40th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 650people (2011)
- 91households
- 61.4%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Bhat Bigha PIN code and other codes

Bhat Bigha falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahuri
- Community development blockSilao
- Census village code245089

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

## How far is Bhat Bigha from nearby towns?

- Silao (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)15 km by road
- Silao (nearest town)6 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 Bhat Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Panhesa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Bhat Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 89% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Bhat Bigha

Of every 100 households in Bhat Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhat Bigha · ■ Silao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**37%

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

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**43%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhat Bigha?

■ Bhat Bigha · ■ Silao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**937

Working population ****39.7%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 49.8% for women. 46% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 122 (47%)

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 Silao

- Bazidpur879 people
- Jalalpur753 people
- Taju Bigha701 people
- Khonupur655 people
- Dharampura623 people
- Samsera583 people
- Chamar diha580 people
- Pachwara570 people

[All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhat Bigha from Biharsharif?15 km by road
- What is the population of Bhat Bigha?650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhat Bigha in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhat Bigha?61.4% (Census 2011)