Village · Gobindpur, Nawada
# Barhai Bigha

Barhai Bigha is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 408 people in 56 households, the 56th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.
- 408 people (2011)
- 56 households
- 55.3% literacy
- 934 females per 1,000 males

## Barhai Bigha PIN code and other codes

Barhai Bigha falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Mahugain
- Community development block Gobindpur
- Census village code 257882

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Barhai Bigha from nearby towns?
- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Barhai Bigha?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Akbar Pur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nawada
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nawada
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barhai Bigha known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 87% of the 37 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Barhai Bigha

Of every 100 households in Barhai Bigha in 2011, 31 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barhai Bigha · ■ Gobindpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 31% 7%
- Toilet within the home 0% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 84%
- Tap water 45% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 54% 42%
- Television 0% 5%
- Mobile phone 42% 52%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 53% 37%
- Own their home 96% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barhai Bigha?

■ Barhai Bigha · ■ Gobindpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.3% 58.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 934 969
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1143 966
- Working population 50.0% 35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 42.7% for women. 48% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 158 (77%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 38 (19%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gobindpur
- Gautam 501 people
- Gangata 479 people
- Garandih 455 people
- Belarua 424 people
- Karahra 383 people
- Gear 268 people
- Dulardih 240 people
- Alipur 221 people

All 73 villages in Gobindpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Barhai Bigha from Nawada? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Barhai Bigha? 408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhai Bigha in? Nawada district (Gobindpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barhai Bigha? 55.3% (Census 2011)

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