# Gangapur Village, Rajpur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajpur, Buxar 

# Gangapur

Gangapur is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 72 households**, the 125th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 438people (2011)
- 72households
- 66.0%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Gangapur PIN code and other codes

Gangapur falls in Rajpur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharhana
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code248587

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

## How far is Gangapur from nearby towns?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)27 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)27 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 Gangapur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kharhana
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Gangapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Gangapur

Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gangapur · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****51%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**23%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Gangapur?

■ Gangapur · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756**

**953

Working population ****42.7%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 58.9% for women. 43% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 26 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 160 (86%)

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 Rajpur

- Kishunipur469 people
- Lalu Chak465 people
- Manikpur465 people
- Gobardhanpur440 people
- Indapur422 people
- Jagmanpur422 people
- Sitabpur412 people
- Ahiyapur409 people

[All 236 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangapur from Buxar?27 km by road
- What is the population of Gangapur?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapur in?Buxar district (Rajpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?66.0% (Census 2011)