# Ganj Bhag Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Ganj Bhag

Ganj Bhag is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **844318**. The 2011 Census counted **4,126 people in 815 households**, the 36th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 4,126people (2011)
- 815households
- 45.4%literacy
- 844318PIN code

## Ganj Bhag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ganj Bhag is 844318.** Ganj Bhag falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code844318
- Gram panchayatArraha
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221538

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ganj Bhag from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)36 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)20 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 Ganj Bhag?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ganj Bhag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raniganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Ganj Bhag known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 1,074 hectares of village land is sown, and 293 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ganj Bhag

Of every 100 households in Ganj Bhag in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ganj Bhag · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**67%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**20%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Ganj Bhag?

■ Ganj Bhag · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**955

Working population ****44.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.3% for men and 38.9% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 260 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 844 (46%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (4%) · **■** Marginal 658 (36%)

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 Forbesganj

- Ramai5,335 people
- Kurwa Lachhmipur5,035 people
- Shahbazpur4,880 people
- Baghmara4,193 people
- Belai4,011 people
- Phena3,691 people
- Bokra3,440 people
- Rampur3,386 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ganj Bhag?844318
- How far is Ganj Bhag from Araria?36 km by road
- What is the population of Ganj Bhag?4,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganj Bhag in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ganj Bhag?45.4% (Census 2011)