# Bigahiya Village, Handia, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Handia, Allahabad 

# Bigahiya

Bigahiya is a village in Handia sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,402 people in 459 households**, the 50th largest of 609 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 3,402people (2011)
- 459households
- 81.4%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bigahiya

Of every 100 households in Bigahiya in 2011, 67 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bigahiya · ■ Handia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****8%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**94%

Use banking services ****84%**

**73%

Television ****52%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bigahiya?

■ Bigahiya · ■ Handia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**889

Working population ****34.1%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 72.7% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (5%) · **■** Household industry 75 (6%) · **■** Other work 321 (28%) · **■** Marginal 534 (46%)

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 Handia

- Katahara3,524 people
- Barhauli3,487 people
- Utarava3,440 people
- Bela Khas3,436 people
- Gopalipur3,352 people
- Rastipur3,322 people
- Sadarepur3,318 people
- Dulapur3,298 people

[All 625 villages in Handia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/handia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bigahiya?3,402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bigahiya in?Allahabad district (Handia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bigahiya?81.4% (Census 2011)