# Gangapur Village, Lakhipur, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/lakhipur/gangapur/ Village · Lakhipur, Cachar # Gangapur Gangapur is a village in Lakhipur sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,312 people in 530 households**, the 40th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 2,312people (2011) - 530households - 79.0%literacy - 983females per 1,000 males ## Gangapur PIN code and other codes Gangapur falls in Lakhipur sub-district, Cachar district, Assam. - Gram panchayatBadripar - Community development blockBaskandi - Census village code299714 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangapur from nearby towns? - Lakhipur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Silchar (district HQ)7 km by road - Silchar (nearest town)7 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Gangapur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dholai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangapur known for? The main crops are **paddy, rabi crops and betelnut**. About 52% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Gangapur Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangapur · ■ Lakhipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **27% Toilet within the home ****91%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **31% Tap water ****47%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****13%** **32% Television ****23%** **22% Mobile phone ****40%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **40% Own their home ****100%** **93% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Gangapur? ■ Gangapur · ■ Lakhipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1234** **947 Working population ****31.1%** **39.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 67.1% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 149 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 252 (35%) · **■** Marginal 48 (7%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhipur - Gobindapur Pt II2,466 people - Dungripar Pt I2,462 people - Chirirpar Pt II2,428 people - Kanakpur Pt I2,361 people - Singer Bond Pt V2,289 people - Algapur Pt II2,279 people - Lakhichera F.V. Pt I2,260 people - Dadripar Pt V2,253 people [All 254 villages in Lakhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/lakhipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gangapur from Silchar?7 km by road - What is the population of Gangapur?2,312 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangapur in?Cachar district (Lakhipur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?79.0% (Census 2011)