Village · Bahadurpur, Darbhanga # Gangia Gangia is a village in Bahadurpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,941 people in 425 households, the 51st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 1,941 people (2011) - 425 households - 50.2% literacy - 910 females per 1,000 males ## Gangia PIN code and other codes Gangia falls in Bahadurpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Mekna Baida - Community development block Bahadurpur - Census village code 227431 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangia from nearby towns? - Bahadurpur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 12 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangia? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Gangia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ram Nagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 11 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangia known for? The main crops are paddy. About 74% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangia Of every 100 households in Gangia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangia · ■ Bahadurpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 22% - Toilet within the home 7% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 74% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 18% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 88% - Use banking services 50% 44% - Television 12% 13% - Mobile phone 43% 51% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 7% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 39% 26% - 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 Gangia? ■ Gangia · ■ Bahadurpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.2% 57.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 910 891 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1053 907 - Working population 29.8% 29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.3% for men and 30.8% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 35 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 22 (4%) · ■ Marginal 520 (90%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurpur - Raghaipura 2,240 people - Pingi 2,101 people - Gundauli 2,062 people - Dalaur 2,017 people - Sirdilpur 1,929 people - Rasulpur Khurd 1,889 people - Gobindpur 1,861 people - Bishunpur Manora 1,792 people All 171 villages in Bahadurpur ## Quick answers - How far is Gangia from Darbhanga? 12 km by road - What is the population of Gangia? 1,941 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangia in? Darbhanga district (Bahadurpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangia? 50.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/gangia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.