# Gosain Bigha Village, Akbarpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/akbarpur/gosain-bigha/ Village · Akbarpur, Nawada # Gosain Bigha Gosain Bigha is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,987 people in 313 households**, the 35th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%. - 1,987people (2011) - 313households - 69.8%literacy - 911females per 1,000 males ## Gosain Bigha PIN code and other codes Gosain Bigha falls in Akbarpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar. - Community development blockAkbarpur - Census village code258092 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gosain Bigha from nearby towns? - Akbarpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Nawada (district HQ)8 km by road - Nawada (nearest town)8 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 Gosain Bigha? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gosain Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nawada - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawada - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nawada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Gosain Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Gosain Bigha Of every 100 households in Gosain Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gosain Bigha · ■ Akbarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **6% Toilet within the home ****2%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **91% Use banking services ****12%** **32% Television ****4%** **7% Mobile phone ****40%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****54%** **40% 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 Gosain Bigha? ■ Gosain Bigha · ■ Akbarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **60.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976** **950 Working population ****22.4%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 55.9% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (21%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 251 (56%) 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 Akbarpur - Bhat Bigha2,083 people - Dakra2,027 people - Nad1,998 people - Burail1,995 people - Ladaha1,961 people - Dadpur1,954 people - Dariyapur1,952 people - Parto Karhari1,949 people [All 157 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/akbarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gosain Bigha from Nawada?8 km by road - What is the population of Gosain Bigha?1,987 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gosain Bigha in?Nawada district (Akbarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gosain Bigha?69.8% (Census 2011)