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Bihar urges Centre to raise paddy procurement target to 50 lakh MT
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- LGD code
- 244892
- Pincode
- 801301
- Post office
- Ekangersarai
- Population
- 734
- Households
- 122
- Literacy rate
- 52.6%
- Sex ratio
- 872 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 219
Census 2011 · in context
How Bans Bigha compares
By population, Bans Bigha ranks #73 of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.6%
−4.6% vs mandal average
Bans Bigha52.6%
Ekangarsarai mandal57.2%
Nalanda district52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
872
−44 vs mandal average
Bans Bigha872
Ekangarsarai mandal916
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Bans Bigha6.0
Ekangarsarai mandal6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bans Bigha at a glance
Bans Bigha is a village of 734 people in 122 households (Census 2011) in Ekangarsarai block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 73rd-largest of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai block. Literacy is 53%, 5 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 872 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801301, served by Ekangersarai post office; the LGD village code is 244892. The village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 865 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jamuawan →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bans Bigha · this village | 734 | 53% | — |
| Jamuawan · Ekangarsarai | 3,974 | 54% | — |
| Rasisa · Ekangarsarai | 2,526 | 64% | — |
| Muhammadpur · Ekangarsarai | 1,564 | 53% | — |
| Bangla · Ekangarsarai | 547 | 60% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bans 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)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIHARSHARIF
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 34
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jamuawan
- Total area (ha)
- 46
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 29.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bans 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 — Bans Bigha
- LGD code
- 244892
- Pincode
- 801301
- Post office
- Ekangersarai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 734
- Population (projected 2026)
- 865
- Households
- 122
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 872
- Literacy rate
- 52.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Block / Mandal
- Ekangarsarai
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 801301
- OpEkangarsarai mandal8,331 pop
- Ekangar DihEkangarsarai mandal7,100 pop
- Bazidpur KhirautiParbalpur mandal6,533 pop
- DhurgaonEkangarsarai mandal6,072 pop
- AungariEkangarsarai mandal5,261 pop
- RanipurIslampur mandal5,060 pop
- JamuawanEkangarsarai mandal3,974 pop
- KosiawanEkangarsarai mandal3,903 pop
- DhanharEkangarsarai mandal3,824 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bans Bigha
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View all 60+ →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)