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- LGD code
- 256274
- Pincode
- 824211
- Post office
- Sherghati
- Population
- 95
- Households
- 17
- Literacy rate
- 73.7%
- Sex ratio
- 792 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 43
Census 2011 · in context
How Pandit Bigha compares
By population, Pandit Bigha ranks #79 of 88 villages in Sherghati mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.7%
+26.5% vs mandal average
- Pandit Bigha
- 73.7%
- Sherghati mandal
- 47.2%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
792
−149 vs mandal average
- Pandit Bigha
- 792
- Sherghati mandal
- 941
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Pandit Bigha
- 5.6
- Sherghati mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pandit Bigha at a glance
Pandit Bigha is a village of 95 people in 17 households (Census 2011) in Sherghati block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 79th-largest of 88 villages in Sherghati block. Literacy is 74%, 27 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 792 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824211, served by Sherghati post office; the LGD village code is 256274. The village votes in Sonbarsha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ratnesh Sada. The population is estimated at 112 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pandit Bigha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHERGHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 49
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Srirampur
- Total area (ha)
- 22
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 7
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pandit Bigha
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Key facts — Pandit Bigha
- LGD code
- 256274
- Pincode
- 824211
- Post office
- Sherghati
- Population (Census 2011)
- 95
- Population (projected 2026)
- 112
- Households
- 17
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 792
- Literacy rate
- 73.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sonbarsha
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ratnesh Sada
- Block / Mandal
- Sherghati
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
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