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- LGD code
- 255762
- Pincode
- 824219
- Post office
- Amas
- Population
- 506
- Households
- 77
- Literacy rate
- 34.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1008 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 146
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Shekh Bigha ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Shekh Bigha ranks #66 of 102 villages in Amas mandal.
Literacy rate
%
34.2%
−18.6% vs mandal average
- Shekh Bigha
- 34.2%
- Amas mandal
- 52.8%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,008
+65 vs mandal average
- Shekh Bigha
- 1,008
- Amas mandal
- 943
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Shekh Bigha
- 6.6
- Amas mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shekh Bigha ఒక్క చూపులో
Shekh Bigha బీహార్లోని గయా జిల్లా, Amas బ్లాక్లో 506 జనాభా 77 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Amas బ్లాక్లోని 102 గ్రామాలలో 66వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 34%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 53% కంటే 19 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 1,008 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 824219, Amas పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 255762. గ్రామం Bakhri అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Sanjay Kumar. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 597, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shekh 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
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 52
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ekauna
- Total area (ha)
- 68
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 55.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shekh Bigha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Shekh Bigha
- LGD code
- 255762
- Pincode
- 824219
- Post office
- Amas
- Population (Census 2011)
- 506
- Population (projected 2026)
- 597
- Households
- 77
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1008
- Literacy rate
- 34.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhri
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Amas
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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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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