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

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Village · Silao, Nalanda 

# Gor Bigha

Gor Bigha is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,110 people in 184 households**, the 33rd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,110people (2011)
- 184households
- 64.1%literacy
- 838females per 1,000 males

## Gor Bigha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBarakar
- Community development blockSilao
- Census village code245109

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

## How far is Gor Bigha from nearby towns?

- Silao (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road
- Silao (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 Gor Bigha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gor 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Gor Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Gor Bigha

Of every 100 households in Gor Bigha in 2011, 9 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gor Bigha · ■ Silao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****67%**

**43%

Television ****5%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**34%

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 Gor Bigha?

■ Gor Bigha · ■ Silao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**937

Working population ****29.2%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 45.5% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (25%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 55 (17%)

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

- Balaur1,374 people
- Dumari1,360 people
- Bhagwanpur1,121 people
- Gandhupur1,116 people
- Daria Sarai1,109 people
- Shahpur972 people
- Bazidpur879 people
- Jalalpur753 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gor Bigha from Biharsharif?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gor Bigha?1,110 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gor Bigha in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gor Bigha?64.1% (Census 2011)