# Barhi Bigha Village, Sirdala, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Barhi Bigha

Barhi Bigha is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,436 people in 210 households**, the 43rd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,436people (2011)
- 210households
- 57.6%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Barhi Bigha PIN code and other codes

Barhi Bigha falls in Sirdala sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258311

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

## How far is Barhi Bigha from nearby towns?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)46 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)18 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 Barhi Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sirdala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hishua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Barhi Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Barhi Bigha

Of every 100 households in Barhi Bigha in 2011, 5 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barhi Bigha · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****59%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**34%

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 Barhi Bigha?

■ Barhi Bigha · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**972

Working population ****36.9%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.3% for men and 48.7% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (16%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 323 (61%)

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 Sirdala

- Amhadi1,531 people
- Rupai1,526 people
- Hemza Bharath1,495 people
- Bilarpur1,445 people
- Mohbatpur1,434 people
- Duari1,424 people
- Jamuganin1,376 people
- Paranpur1,341 people

[All 87 villages in Sirdala](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/sirdala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barhi Bigha from Nawada?46 km by road
- What is the population of Barhi Bigha?1,436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhi Bigha in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barhi Bigha?57.6% (Census 2011)