# Baligawan Village, Nokha, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nokha, Rohtas 

# Baligawan

Baligawan is a village in Nokha sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,070 people in 137 households**, the 51st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 1,070people (2011)
- 137households
- 83.1%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Baligawan PIN code and other codes

Baligawan falls in Nokha sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhusia
- Community development blockNokha
- Census village code251554

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

## How far is Baligawan from nearby towns?

- Nokha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)20 km by road
- Nokha (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 Baligawan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Baligawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisrit
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nokha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Baligawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Baligawan

Of every 100 households in Baligawan in 2011, 21 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baligawan · ■ Nokha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**84%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****81%**

**55%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

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 Baligawan?

■ Baligawan · ■ Nokha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**945

Working population ****23.9%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 72.1% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 173 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (15%) · **■** Marginal 43 (17%)

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 Nokha

- Shivpur1,266 people
- Karma1,122 people
- Tendua1,094 people
- Chanka1,084 people
- Naran1,060 people
- Gamharia1,055 people
- Bhikharidih1,050 people
- Karan998 people

[All 87 villages in Nokha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/nokha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baligawan from Sasaram?20 km by road
- What is the population of Baligawan?1,070 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baligawan in?Rohtas district (Nokha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baligawan?83.1% (Census 2011)