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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
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- LGD code
- 253178
- Pincode
- 824125
- Post office
- Rafiganj
- Population
- 331
- Households
- 53
- Literacy rate
- 44.1%
- Sex ratio
- 860 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 72
Census 2011 · in context
How Gewal Bigha compares
By population, Gewal Bigha ranks #195 of 216 villages in Rafiganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.1%
−9.9% vs mandal average
- Gewal Bigha
- 44.1%
- Rafiganj mandal
- 54.0%
- Aurangabad district
- 57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
860
−61 vs mandal average
- Gewal Bigha
- 860
- Rafiganj mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
6.2
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Gewal Bigha
- 6.2
- Rafiganj mandal
- 6.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gewal Bigha at a glance
Gewal Bigha is a village of 331 people in 53 households (Census 2011) in Rafiganj block, Aurangabad district, Bihar, the 195th-largest of 216 villages in Rafiganj block. Literacy is 44%, 10 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 860 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824125, served by Rafiganj post office; the LGD village code is 253178. The sarpanch is VIJAY KUMAR SINGH, and the village votes in Barh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siyaram Singh. The population is estimated at 390 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gewal Bigha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAFIGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Gordiha
- Total area (ha)
- 49
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gewal Bigha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gewal Bigha
- LGD code
- 253178
- Pincode
- 824125
- Post office
- Rafiganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 331
- Population (projected 2026)
- 390
- Households
- 53
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 860
- Literacy rate
- 44.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barh
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Siyaram Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Rafiganj
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)