# Raja Bigha Village, Narhat, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Narhat, Nawada 

# Raja Bigha

Raja Bigha is a village in Narhat sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,814 people in 273 households**, the 20th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 1,814people (2011)
- 273households
- 54.2%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Raja Bigha PIN code and other codes

Raja Bigha falls in Narhat sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKonibar
- Community development blockNarhat
- Census village code258205

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

## How far is Raja Bigha from nearby towns?

- Narhat (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)26 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)11 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 Raja Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narhat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hishua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Raja Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Raja Bigha

Of every 100 households in Raja Bigha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Raja Bigha · ■ Narhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**78%

Tap water ****44%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****28%**

**29%

Television ****17%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**38%

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 Raja Bigha?

■ Raja Bigha · ■ Narhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**954

Working population ****53.7%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.5% for men and 43.9% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (2%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 850 (87%)

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 Narhat

- Bhim Bigha2,063 people
- Gangata2,045 people
- Gajra1,958 people
- Chatar1,875 people
- Punthar1,747 people
- Hazratpur1,652 people
- Tarupur1,638 people
- Bazidpur1,592 people

[All 65 villages in Narhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/narhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Raja Bigha from Nawada?26 km by road
- What is the population of Raja Bigha?1,814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raja Bigha in?Nawada district (Narhat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Raja Bigha?54.2% (Census 2011)