# Narhar Bigha Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/narhar-bigha/ Village · Silao, Nalanda # Narhar Bigha Narhar Bigha is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,828 people in 476 households**, the 18th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 2,828people (2011) - 476households - 60.4%literacy - 940females per 1,000 males ## Narhar Bigha PIN code and other codes Narhar Bigha falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMahuri - Community development blockSilao - Census village code245092 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Narhar Bigha from nearby towns? - Silao (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)15 km by road - Silao (nearest town)4 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 Narhar Bigha? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Narhar Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Surajpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Panhesa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 8 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 Narhar Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 88% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Narhar Bigha Of every 100 households in Narhar Bigha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Narhar Bigha · ■ Silao rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **15% Toilet within the home ****34%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **91% Use banking services ****59%** **43% Television ****7%** **15% Mobile phone ****62%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **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 Narhar Bigha? ■ Narhar Bigha · ■ Silao rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **937 Working population ****35.3%** **35.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.3% for men and 51.9% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 121 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 523 (52%) · **■** Other work 96 (10%) · **■** Marginal 257 (26%) 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 - Barakar3,513 people - Bhadari3,394 people - Kul3,224 people - Bindi Dih2,843 people - Nagri2,638 people - Chandiman2,594 people - Pawadih2,575 people - Nirpur2,546 people [All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Narhar Bigha from Biharsharif?15 km by road - What is the population of Narhar Bigha?2,828 (Census 2011) - Which district is Narhar Bigha in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Narhar Bigha?60.4% (Census 2011)