# Jodhan Bigha Village, Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/jodhan-bigha/ Village · Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura # Jodhan Bigha Jodhan Bigha is a village in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code **811103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,569 people in 204 households**, the 12th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,569people (2011) - 204households - 73.6%literacy - 811103PIN code ## Jodhan Bigha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jodhan Bigha is 811103.** Jodhan Bigha falls in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - PIN code811103 - Gram panchayatAmbari - Community development blockShekhopur Sarai - Census village code243889 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jodhan Bigha from nearby towns? - Shekhopur Sarai (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)10 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town)8 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 Jodhan Bigha? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Jodhan Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nimi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barbigha - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shekhopur Sarai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Jodhan Bigha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Jodhan Bigha Of every 100 households in Jodhan Bigha in 2011, 39 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Jodhan Bigha · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****39%** **9% Toilet within the home ****48%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **67% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****42%** **44% Television ****22%** **12% Mobile phone ****76%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **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 Jodhan Bigha? ■ Jodhan Bigha · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043** **923 Working population ****42.3%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 62.5% for women. 45% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 152 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (15%) · **■** Household industry 24 (4%) · **■** Other work 137 (21%) · **■** Marginal 248 (37%) 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 - Unaman3,699 people - Chheman2,323 people - Asthana2,269 people - Sugia1,982 people - Sadikpur1,541 people - Paharia1,497 people - Panhesa1,461 people - Bara Bigha1,136 people [All 30 villages in Shekhopur Sarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jodhan Bigha?811103 - How far is Jodhan Bigha from Sheikhpura?10 km by road - What is the population of Jodhan Bigha?1,569 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jodhan Bigha in?Sheikhpura district (Shekhopur Sarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jodhan Bigha?73.6% (Census 2011)