Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur # Gangarampur Gangarampur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 785 people in 182 households, the 82nd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%. - 785 people (2011) - 182 households - 62.0% literacy - 972 females per 1,000 males ## Gangarampur PIN code and other codes Gangarampur falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Dhuabey - Community development block Sonhaula - Census village code 240330 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangarampur from nearby towns? - Sonhaula (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 36 km by road - Colgong (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangarampur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gangarampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Colgong - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Colgong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangarampur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 100% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangarampur Of every 100 households in Gangarampur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gangarampur · ■ Sonhaula rural average - Electricity for lighting 66% 26% - Toilet within the home 9% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 84% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 33% 24% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 55% 85% - Use banking services 71% 44% - Television 12% 11% - Mobile phone 58% 53% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 33% 31% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gangarampur? ■ Gangarampur · ■ Sonhaula rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.0% 54.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 972 900 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1016 944 - Working population 46.4% 40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.1% for men and 52.5% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 9 (2%) · ■ Marginal 346 (95%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sonhaula - Baijachak 848 people - Rabidih 828 people - Budhuchak 823 people - Gokulpur 823 people - Ankita 777 people - Gathaur 774 people - Lachhmipur 766 people - Chandpur 712 people All 177 villages in Sonhaula ## Quick answers - How far is Gangarampur from Bhagalpur? 36 km by road - What is the population of Gangarampur? 785 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangarampur in? Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangarampur? 62.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/gangarampur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.