# Bari Bigha Village, Dhanarua, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/bari-bigha/ Village · Dhanarua, Patna # Bari Bigha Bari Bigha is a village in Dhanarua sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,939 people in 315 households**, the 38th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%. - 1,939people (2011) - 315households - 62.5%literacy - 977females per 1,000 males ## Bari Bigha PIN code and other codes Bari Bigha falls in Dhanarua sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBaribigha - Community development blockDhanarua - Census village code246021 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bari Bigha from nearby towns? - Dhanarua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Patna (district HQ)45 km by road - Masaurhi (nearest town)6 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 Bari Bigha? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bari Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nadaul - ○Degree college5–10 km · Masaurhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Bari Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Bari Bigha Of every 100 households in Bari Bigha in 2011, 21 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Bari Bigha · ■ Dhanarua rural average Electricity for lighting ****21%** **13% Toilet within the home ****8%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****50%** **48% Television ****10%** **17% Mobile phone ****46%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bari Bigha? ■ Bari Bigha · ■ Dhanarua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%** **60.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087** **947 Working population ****55.0%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 44.8% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 218 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (19%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (12%) · **■** Marginal 522 (49%) 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 Dhanarua - Hulas Chak2,056 people - Chistipur2,020 people - Pakaura1,966 people - Kashinagar1,947 people - Siria1,937 people - Piprawan1,818 people - Seoti1,798 people - Bara1,790 people [All 122 villages in Dhanarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bari Bigha from Patna?45 km by road - What is the population of Bari Bigha?1,939 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bari Bigha in?Patna district (Dhanarua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bari Bigha?62.5% (Census 2011)