Geographic Location of Shankar Bigha

The village Shankar Bigha is located in Wazirganj C.D.Block of Gaya District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Mahuet Gram Panchayat. It comes under Wazirganj Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gaya, which is about 15 kilometers away from Shankar Bigha.

Travel and Communication for Shankar Bigha

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Shankar Bigha,
Gaya,
Bihar, India
PIN - 805131

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Shankar Bigha

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A brief summary of available data for Shankar Bigha is given below:

Social Structure of Shankar Bigha

As per available data from the year 2009, 1946 persons live in 388 house holds in the village Shankar Bigha. There are 924 female individuals and 1022 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.48% and males constitute 52.52% of the total population.

There are 725 scheduled castes persons of which 367 are females and 358 are males. Females constitute 50.62% and males constitute 49.38% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 37.26% of the total population.

Population density of Shankar Bigha is 635.95 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shankar Bigha

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Total area of Shankar Bigha is 306 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 301.2 ha. About 139.4 ha is un-irrigated area. About 161.8 ha is irrigated area. About 91.6 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 70.2 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 4.8 ha is in non-agricultural use.

Schools in Shankar Bigha

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Wazirganj, which is less than 5 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There is a government primary school in the village Shankar Bigha.

There is a government middle school in the village Shankar Bigha.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Sakardas Nawada, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

Colleges in Shankar Bigha

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Wazirganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

Other Educational Facilities in Shankar Bigha

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

Healthcare Facilities in Shankar Bigha

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Shankar Bigha.

There is a family welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Shankar Bigha.

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