# Bigha Village, Markacho, Kodarma (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Markacho, Kodarma 

# Bigha

Bigha is a village in Markacho sub-district of Kodarma district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825318**. The 2011 Census counted **432 people in 72 households**, the 62nd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 432people (2011)
- 72households
- 57.4%literacy
- 825318PIN code

## Bigha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bigha is 825318.** Bigha falls in Markacho sub-district, Kodarma district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825318
- Gram panchayatSimaria
- Community development blockMarkacho
- Census village code350166

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

## How far is Bigha from nearby towns?

- Markacho (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Koderma (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jhumari Tilaiya (nearest town)48 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 Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kodarma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kodarma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhumritalaiya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Bigha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 79% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Bigha

Of every 100 households in Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bigha · ■ Markacho rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**63%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**11%

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 Bigha?

■ Bigha · ■ Markacho rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**975

Working population ****45.1%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 40.4% for women. 39% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 115 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 68 (35%)

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 Markacho

- Asnatari474 people
- Khandharadih468 people
- Banumurha464 people
- Tilaia448 people
- Jogidih431 people
- Majhiladih402 people
- Panraria394 people
- Katio387 people

[All 108 villages in Markacho](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/kodarma/markacho/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bigha?825318
- How far is Bigha from Koderma?55 km by road
- What is the population of Bigha?432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bigha in?Kodarma district (Markacho sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bigha?57.4% (Census 2011)