# Bara Bigha Village, Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/bara-bigha/ Village · Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura # Bara Bigha Bara Bigha is a village in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,136 people in 140 households**, the 16th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,136people (2011) - 140households - 60.4%literacy - 965females per 1,000 males ## Bara Bigha PIN code and other codes Bara Bigha falls in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNimi - Community development blockShekhopur Sarai - Census village code243882 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bara Bigha from nearby towns? - Shekhopur Sarai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)15 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town)17 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 Bara Bigha? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Bara Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nimi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sheikhpura - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shekhopur Sarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Bara Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Bara Bigha Of every 100 households in Bara Bigha in 2011, 4 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Bara Bigha · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **9% Toilet within the home ****9%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **67% Tap water ****5%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****36%** **44% Television ****4%** **12% Mobile phone ****61%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **30% 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 Bara Bigha? ■ Bara Bigha · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053** **923 Working population ****45.2%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.3% for men and 53.1% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (59%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 184 (36%) 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 Shekhopur Sarai - Jodhan Bigha1,569 people - Sadikpur1,541 people - Paharia1,497 people - Panhesa1,461 people - Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur996 people - Rahincha940 people - Mian Bigha876 people - Khuria773 people [All 30 villages in Shekhopur Sarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bara Bigha from Sheikhpura?15 km by road - What is the population of Bara Bigha?1,136 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bara Bigha in?Sheikhpura district (Shekhopur Sarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bara Bigha?60.4% (Census 2011)