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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
urmila devi
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- LGD code
- 258092
- Pincode
- 805121
- Post office
- Nemdarganj
- Population
- 1,987
- Households
- 313
- Literacy rate
- 58%
- Sex ratio
- 911 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 445
Census 2011 · in context
How Gosain Bigha compares
By population, Gosain Bigha ranks #35 of 157 villages in Akbarpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.0%
+7.7% vs mandal average
Gosain Bigha58.0%
Akbarpur mandal50.3%
Nawada district49.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
−21 vs mandal average
Gosain Bigha911
Akbarpur mandal932
Household size
people per home
6.3
−0.5 vs mandal average
Gosain Bigha6.3
Akbarpur mandal6.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gosain Bigha at a glance
Gosain Bigha is a village of 1,987 people in 313 households (Census 2011) in Akbarpur block, Nawada district, Bihar, the 35th-largest of 157 villages in Akbarpur block. Literacy is 58%, 8 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 805121, served by Nemdarganj post office; the LGD village code is 258092. The sarpanch is urmila devi, and the village votes in Alauli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Sada. The population is estimated at 2,343 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gosain Bigha · this village | 1,987 | 58% | — |
| Bhanail Lodipur · Akbarpur | 6,749 | 51% | — |
| Lakhmohna · Akbarpur | 2,794 | 51% | — |
| Nanauri · Akbarpur | 1,130 | 61% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gosain 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)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- NAWADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 138
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 101.28
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gosain 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 — Gosain Bigha
- LGD code
- 258092
- Pincode
- 805121
- Post office
- Nemdarganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,987
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,343
- Households
- 313
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 911
- Literacy rate
- 58.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alauli
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ram Chandra Sada
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- urmila devi
- Block / Mandal
- Akbarpur
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)