# Ghanshampur Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhampur, Buxar 

# Ghanshampur

Ghanshampur is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **353 people in 60 households**, the 56th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 353people (2011)
- 60households
- 76.1%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Ghanshampur PIN code and other codes

Ghanshampur falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEkrasi
- Community development blockBarhampur
- Census village code248036

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

## How far is Ghanshampur from nearby towns?

- Barhampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)28 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 Ghanshampur?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Ghanshampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhadsari
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaugain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Ghanshampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Ghanshampur

Of every 100 households in Ghanshampur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghanshampur · ■ Barhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**8%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**76%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****74%**

**60%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**17%

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 Ghanshampur?

■ Ghanshampur · ■ Barhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**930

Working population ****45.3%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 58.6% for women. 38% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 149 (93%)

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 Barhampur

- Kuawan673 people
- Nandpur559 people
- Maharajganj437 people
- Parnahi369 people
- Jaipur350 people
- Kisagar338 people
- Pahari Chak331 people
- Dhebani249 people

[All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghanshampur from Buxar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Ghanshampur?353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghanshampur in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghanshampur?76.1% (Census 2011)