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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PINKI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 244395
- Pincode
- 803119
- Post office
- Rahui
- Population
- 2,077
- Households
- 352
- Literacy rate
- 67.8%
- Sex ratio
- 900 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 478
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhangan Bigha compares
By population, Bhangan Bigha ranks #24 of 66 villages in Rahui mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.8%
+18.2% vs mandal average
- Bhangan Bigha
- 67.8%
- Rahui mandal
- 49.6%
- Nalanda district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
900
−48 vs mandal average
- Bhangan Bigha
- 900
- Rahui mandal
- 948
Household size
people per home
5.9
Same as the mandal average
- Bhangan Bigha
- 5.9
- Rahui mandal
- 5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhangan Bigha at a glance
Bhangan Bigha is a village of 2,077 people in 352 households (Census 2011) in Rahui block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 24th-largest of 66 villages in Rahui block. Literacy is 68%, 18 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 900 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 803119, served by Rahui post office; the LGD village code is 244395. The sarpanch is PINKI DEVI, and the village votes in Lakhisarai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Sinha. The population is estimated at 2,449 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhangan 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)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIHARSHARIF
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 11
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Paithna
- Total area (ha)
- 102
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 76.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhangan 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 — Bhangan Bigha
- LGD code
- 244395
- Pincode
- 803119
- Post office
- Rahui
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,077
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,449
- Households
- 352
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 900
- Literacy rate
- 67.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lakhisarai
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Sinha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PINKI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Rahui
- Nearest railway station
- Garsanda Halt (0.9 km)
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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