Village · Chauparan, Hazaribagh # Bigha Bigha is a village in Chauparan sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825406. The 2011 Census counted 1,138 people in 217 households, the 48th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,138 people (2011) - 217 households - 59.6% literacy - 825406 PIN code ## Bigha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bigha is 825406. Bigha falls in Chauparan sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 825406 - Community development block Chauparan - Census village code 367681 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bigha from nearby towns? - Hazaribagh (district HQ) 60 km by road - Hazaribagh (nearest town) 60 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bigha? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Chauparan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 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 Bigha known for? The main crops are rice. About 1% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bigha Of every 100 households in Bigha in 2011, 27 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bigha · ■ Chauparan rural average - Electricity for lighting 27% 55% - Toilet within the home 7% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 90% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 7% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 44% 65% - Television 17% 18% - Mobile phone 49% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 12% - Car / jeep / van 4% 2% - None of these assets 36% 20% - 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 Bigha? ■ Bigha · ■ Chauparan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.6% 69.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 998 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1283 943 - Working population 38.1% 42.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.4% for men and 49.5% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 67 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Household industry 7 (2%) · ■ Other work 163 (38%) · ■ Marginal 191 (44%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chauparan - Debo 1,152 people - Petula 1,143 people - Parsawan 1,141 people - Selahra Khurd 1,139 people - Bachhsi 1,129 people - Amjhar 1,116 people - Parsatari 1,106 people - Ram Chak 1,041 people All 268 villages in Chauparan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bigha? 825406 - How far is Bigha from Hazaribagh? 60 km by road - What is the population of Bigha? 1,138 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bigha in? Hazaribagh district (Chauparan sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Bigha? 59.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/chauparan/bigha-367681/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.