# Gangea Village, Kurtha, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kurtha, Arwal 

# Gangea

Gangea is a village in Kurtha sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **897 people in 124 households**, the 44th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 897people (2011)
- 124households
- 65.3%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Gangea PIN code and other codes

Gangea falls in Kurtha sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPinjrawan
- Community development blockKurtha
- Census village code260861

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

## How far is Gangea from nearby towns?

- Kurtha (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)25 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)25 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 Gangea?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gangea; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Painjarawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darheta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Gangea known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Gangea

Of every 100 households in Gangea in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangea · ■ Kurtha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**92%

Use banking services ****60%**

**52%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gangea?

■ Gangea · ■ Kurtha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**918

Working population ****27.3%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 41.8% for women. 36% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 45 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (19%) · **■** Other work 43 (18%) · **■** Marginal 110 (45%)

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 Kurtha

- Salehpur1,054 people
- Jagdispur971 people
- Darheta964 people
- Koni944 people
- Sura892 people
- Alawalpur849 people
- Kothiya848 people
- Gokhulpur836 people

[All 72 villages in Kurtha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kurtha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangea from Arwal?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gangea?897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangea in?Arwal district (Kurtha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangea?65.3% (Census 2011)