# Gigna Village, Dinara, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dinara, Rohtas 

# Gigna

Gigna is a village in Dinara sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,561 people in 212 households**, the 52nd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,561people (2011)
- 212households
- 80.2%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Gigna PIN code and other codes

Gigna falls in Dinara sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJamrodh
- Community development blockDinara
- Census village code250908

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

## How far is Gigna from nearby towns?

- Dinara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)50 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 Gigna?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Gigna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Gigna

Of every 100 households in Gigna in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gigna · ■ Dinara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**75%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****90%**

**53%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**17%

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 Gigna?

■ Gigna · ■ Dinara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**940

Working population ****34.0%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 68.5% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 100 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (59%) · **■** Other work 48 (9%) · **■** Marginal 71 (13%)

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 Dinara

- Arthu1,583 people
- Maudehra1,583 people
- Bararhi Kalan1,574 people
- Tenuvath1,563 people
- Manihari1,554 people
- Kusahi1,553 people
- Gangari1,529 people
- Gorsara1,496 people

[All 229 villages in Dinara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dinara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gigna from Sasaram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gigna?1,561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gigna in?Rohtas district (Dinara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gigna?80.2% (Census 2011)