# Gangapur Village, Silchar, Cachar (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Silchar, Cachar 

# Gangapur

Gangapur is a village in Silchar sub-district of Cachar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **483 people in 102 households**, the 206th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 483people (2011)
- 102households
- 29.1%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Gangapur PIN code and other codes

Gangapur falls in Silchar sub-district, Cachar district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatDigar Srikona Alombag G.P.
- Community development blockTapang
- Census village code299295

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?

- Silchar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Silchar (nearest town)15 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?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Silchar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Silchar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Silchar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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**. About 37% of the 123 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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangapur · ■ Silchar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****86%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Silchar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.1%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**965

Working population ****55.7%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.0% for men and 21.5% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 105 (39%) · **■** Marginal 164 (61%)

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 Silchar

- Dudhpatil Pt III527 people
- Elgin Grant516 people
- Madhurapur Grant512 people
- Baluchari F.V.510 people
- Abongchara Grant Pt I476 people
- Bor Jalenga Pt XI474 people
- Mainachara472 people
- Chibitabichia Pt XI456 people

[All 246 villages in Silchar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/silchar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangapur from Silchar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Gangapur?483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapur in?Cachar district (Silchar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?29.1% (Census 2011)