Village · Sultanganj, Bhagalpur # Gangania Gangania is a village in Sultanganj sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code 811211. The 2011 Census counted 8,676 people in 1,627 households, the 4th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 8,676 people (2011) - 1,627 households - 56.8% literacy - 811211 PIN code ## Gangania PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gangania is 811211. Gangania falls in Sultanganj sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - PIN code 811211 - Gram panchayat Kamarganj - Community development block Sultanganj - Census village code 239630 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangania from nearby towns? - Sultanganj (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 27 km by road - Sultanganj (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangania? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Gangania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Railway station In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sultanganj - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sultanganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangania known for? The main crops are paddy. About 88% of the 1,246 hectares of village land is sown, and 600 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangania Of every 100 households in Gangania in 2011, 28 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Gangania · ■ Sultanganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 28% 26% - Toilet within the home 24% 35% - No toilet (open defecation) 64% 63% - Tap water 7% 7% - Drinking water within premises 40% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 88% - Use banking services 60% 54% - Television 17% 18% - Mobile phone 48% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 4% 1% - None of these assets 33% 31% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gangania? ■ Gangania · ■ Sultanganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.8% 65.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 881 894 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1008 942 - Working population 28.2% 33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.0% for men and 46.1% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 108 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 371 (15%) · ■ Household industry 35 (1%) · ■ Other work 410 (17%) · ■ Marginal 1,519 (62%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sultanganj - Akbarnagar 31,773 people - Masdi 9,496 people - Nawada 9,462 people - Kumaitha 7,817 people - Mirhati 7,404 people - Maheshi 5,838 people - Dhanhi Belari 5,321 people All 150 villages in Sultanganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangania? 811211 - How far is Gangania from Bhagalpur? 27 km by road - What is the population of Gangania? 8,676 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangania in? Bhagalpur district (Sultanganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangania? 56.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sultanganj/gangania/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.