Village · Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura
# Mian Bigha

Mian Bigha is a village in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code 811103. The 2011 Census counted 876 people in 123 households, the 19th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.
- 876 people (2011)
- 123 households
- 84.7% literacy
- 811103 PIN code

## Mian Bigha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mian Bigha is 811103. Mian Bigha falls in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.
- PIN code 811103
- Gram panchayat Nimi
- Community development block Shekhopur Sarai
- Census village code 243881

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mian Bigha from nearby towns?
- Shekhopur Sarai (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ) 18 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mian Bigha?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nimi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Shekhopur Sarai
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mian Bigha known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 99% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mian Bigha

Of every 100 households in Mian Bigha in 2011, 26 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mian Bigha · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 26% 9%
- Toilet within the home 34% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 67%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 51% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 93%
- Use banking services 46% 44%
- Television 18% 12%
- Mobile phone 67% 59%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 14% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 0% 30%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mian Bigha?

■ Mian Bigha · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.7% 70.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 884 923
- Working population 25.3% 37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 77.7% for women. 34% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 53 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 42 (19%) · ■ Marginal 123 (55%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shekhopur Sarai
- Panhesa 1,461 people
- Bara Bigha 1,136 people
- Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur 996 people
- Rahincha 940 people
- Khuria 773 people
- Haidar Chak 697 people
- Baih Katta 658 people
- Mohsimpur 529 people

All 30 villages in Shekhopur Sarai

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mian Bigha? 811103
- How far is Mian Bigha from Sheikhpura? 18 km by road
- What is the population of Mian Bigha? 876 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mian Bigha in? Sheikhpura district (Shekhopur Sarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mian Bigha? 84.7% (Census 2011)

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