# Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha Village, Meskaur, Nawada (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/gobindpur-urf-qanungo-bigha/ Village · Meskaur, Nawada # Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,539 people in 237 households**, the 25th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%. - 1,539people (2011) - 237households - 48.2%literacy - 1,094females per 1,000 males ## Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha PIN code and other codes Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAnkri Panre Bigha - Community development blockMeskaur - Census village code258261 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha from nearby towns? - Meskaur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Nawada (district HQ)30 km by road - Hisua (nearest town)20 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 Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisua - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha Of every 100 households in Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha · ■ Meskaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****10%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **85% Tap water ****5%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****14%** **29% Television ****4%** **4% Mobile phone ****76%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **41% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha? ■ Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha · ■ Meskaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%** **59.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061** **968 Working population ****43.9%** **32.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.6% for men and 33.4% for women. 43% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 229 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (10%) · **■** Marginal 319 (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 Meskaur - Jamui Pakariya1,719 people - Paroria1,701 people - Lodipur Chak1,627 people - Barosar1,563 people - Ganga Bara1,517 people - Gamhira1,267 people - Sonpura1,263 people - Jarahiya1,222 people [All 60 villages in Meskaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha from Nawada?30 km by road - What is the population of Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha?1,539 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha?48.2% (Census 2011)