# Ghurna Bigha Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Ghurna Bigha

Ghurna Bigha is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,218 people in 191 households**, the 75th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 1,218people (2011)
- 191households
- 46.3%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Ghurna Bigha PIN code and other codes

Ghurna Bigha falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarsi Pipardaha
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245761

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

## How far is Ghurna Bigha from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)59 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)28 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 Ghurna Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Ghurna Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 95% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Ghurna Bigha

Of every 100 households in Ghurna Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghurna Bigha · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**66%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****56%**

**52%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**25%

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 Ghurna Bigha?

■ Ghurna Bigha · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**943

Working population ****40.8%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 26.9% for women. 47% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (24%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 349 (70%)

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 Paliganj

- Rupapur1,351 people
- Bauwan1,305 people
- Kauri1,286 people
- Thakuri1,271 people
- Madaripur1,208 people
- Deoria1,201 people
- Kodahri1,197 people
- Lakhnipur1,196 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghurna Bigha from Patna?59 km by road
- What is the population of Ghurna Bigha?1,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghurna Bigha in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghurna Bigha?46.3% (Census 2011)