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- LGD code
- 246409
- Pincode
- 803214
- Post office
- Barh Rs
- Population
- 4,696
- Households
- 690
- Literacy rate
- 57.6%
- Sex ratio
- 871 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,330
Census 2011 · in context
How Rana Bigha compares
By population, Rana Bigha ranks #9 of 47 villages in Barh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.6%
+9.8% vs mandal average
- Rana Bigha
- 57.6%
- Barh mandal
- 47.8%
- Patna district
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
871
−6 vs mandal average
- Rana Bigha
- 871
- Barh mandal
- 877
Household size
people per home
6.8
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Rana Bigha
- 6.8
- Barh mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rana Bigha at a glance
Rana Bigha is a village of 4,696 people in 690 households (Census 2011) in Barh block, Patna district, Bihar, the 9th-largest of 47 villages in Barh block. Literacy is 58%, 10 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 871 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 803214, served by Barh Rs post office; the LGD village code is 246409. The village votes in Parbatta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Babulal Shorya. The population is estimated at 5,537 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rana Bigha · this village | 4,696 | 58% | — |
| Majra Bolaur · Barh | 1,687 | 49% | — |
| Hajipur · Barh | 749 | 47% | — |
| Hajipur English · Barh | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rana Bigha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Rana Bigha
- Total area (ha)
- 226
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 65.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rana Bigha
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Key facts — Rana Bigha
- LGD code
- 246409
- Pincode
- 803214
- Post office
- Barh Rs
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,696
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,537
- Households
- 690
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 871
- Literacy rate
- 57.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Parbatta
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Babulal Shorya
- Block / Mandal
- Barh
Same pincode
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- KundiPandarak mandal4,375 pop
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View all 53+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)