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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
basanti devi
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- LGD code
- 256467
- Pincode
- 824220
- Post office
- Dobhi
- Population
- 452
- Households
- 65
- Literacy rate
- 33.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1036 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 222
Census 2011 · in context
How Patak Bigha compares
By population, Patak Bigha ranks #92 of 130 villages in Dobhi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
33.2%
−10.5% vs mandal average
- Patak Bigha
- 33.2%
- Dobhi mandal
- 43.7%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,036
+72 vs mandal average
- Patak Bigha
- 1,036
- Dobhi mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
7.0
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Patak Bigha
- 7.0
- Dobhi mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Patak Bigha at a glance
Patak Bigha is a village of 452 people in 65 households (Census 2011) in Dobhi block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 92nd-largest of 130 villages in Dobhi block. Literacy is 33%, 11 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 1,036 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824220, served by Dobhi post office; the LGD village code is 256467. The sarpanch is basanti devi, and the village votes in Mahnar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Umesh Singh Kushwaha. The population is estimated at 533 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Patak Bigha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- 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
- SHERGHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 19
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Patak 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 — Patak Bigha
- LGD code
- 256467
- Pincode
- 824220
- Post office
- Dobhi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 452
- Population (projected 2026)
- 533
- Households
- 65
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1036
- Literacy rate
- 33.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hajipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mahnar
- Member of Parliament
- Chirag Paswan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Umesh Singh Kushwaha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- basanti devi
- Block / Mandal
- Dobhi
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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