# Ganghar Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Ganghar

Ganghar is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,324 people in 711 households**, the 5th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 5,324people (2011)
- 711households
- 71.9%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Ganghar PIN code and other codes

Ganghar falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGanghar
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246774

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

## How far is Ganghar from nearby towns?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)10 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 Ganghar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ganghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Ganghar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Ganghar

Of every 100 households in Ganghar in 2011, 5 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ganghar · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****79%**

**61%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ganghar?

■ Ganghar · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**900

Working population ****25.5%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 54.8% for women. 40% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 557 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (7%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 231 (17%) · **■** Marginal 462 (34%)

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 Arrah

- Jamira13,891 people
- Dhamar7,279 people
- Gothahula5,548 people
- Ijri5,455 people
- Sonadia5,262 people
- Sundarpur Barja4,951 people
- Bhakura4,835 people
- Karari4,679 people

[All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ganghar from Arrah?10 km by road
- What is the population of Ganghar?5,324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganghar in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ganghar?71.9% (Census 2011)