Village · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal # Gangapur Gangapur is a village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code 804419. The 2011 Census counted 513 people in 97 households, the 37th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%. - 513 people (2011) - 97 households - 73.6% literacy - 804419 PIN code ## Gangapur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gangapur is 804419. Gangapur falls in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar. - PIN code 804419 - Gram panchayat Sherpur - Community development block Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Census village code 260837 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangapur from nearby towns? - Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Arwal (district HQ) 20 km by road - Arwal (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangapur? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Karpi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kurtha - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangapur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 90% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangapur Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangapur · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 0% - Toilet within the home 23% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 82% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 40% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 72% 51% - Television 6% 5% - Mobile phone 76% 49% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 19% 32% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gangapur? ■ Gangapur · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.6% 64.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1155 944 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1326 955 - Working population 34.1% 37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 62.8% for women. 46% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 7 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 148 (85%) · ■ Other work 9 (5%) · ■ Marginal 11 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur - Mobarakpur 844 people - Ghazipur 732 people - Rainath 553 people - Kutubpur 546 people - Barahia 512 people - Daudpur 324 people - Daudpur 279 people - Chand Bigha 270 people All 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur ## Other places named Gangapur - Gangapur · Sub-district, Aurangabad · 358,155 people - Gangapur · Sub-district, Sawai Madhopur · 346,614 people - Gangapur · Sub-district, Ganjam · 114,480 people - Gangapur · Town, Aurangabad · 27,745 people - Gangapur · Town, Bhilwara · 18,777 people - Gangapur · Village, Alamnagar, Madhepura · 17,570 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangapur? 804419 - How far is Gangapur from Arwal? 20 km by road - What is the population of Gangapur? 513 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangapur in? Arwal district (Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangapur? 73.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/gangapur-260837/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.