# Gangdah Village, Baheri, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baheri, Darbhanga 

# Gangdah

Gangdah is a village in Baheri sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847201**. The 2011 Census counted **3,598 people in 639 households**, the 27th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 3,598people (2011)
- 639households
- 48.7%literacy
- 847201PIN code

## Gangdah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangdah is 847201.** Gangdah falls in Baheri sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847201
- Gram panchayatGangdah Siway
- Community development blockBaheri
- Census village code227664

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

## How far is Gangdah from nearby towns?

- Baheri (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)27 km by road
- Darbhanga (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 Gangdah?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baheri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baheri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ramnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Gangdah known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Gangdah

Of every 100 households in Gangdah in 2011, 2 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangdah · ■ Baheri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****55%**

**36%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gangdah?

■ Gangdah · ■ Baheri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**915

Working population ****41.5%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 31.7% for women. 55% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 193 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (23%) · **■** Other work 30 (2%) · **■** Marginal 920 (62%)

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 Baheri

- Sher3,937 people
- Amta3,837 people
- Dohat Narain3,835 people
- Harachha3,765 people
- Sankhara3,377 people
- Samadhpura3,358 people
- Adharpur3,348 people
- Ramauli3,334 people

[All 80 villages in Baheri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/baheri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangdah?847201
- How far is Gangdah from Darbhanga?27 km by road
- What is the population of Gangdah?3,598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangdah in?Darbhanga district (Baheri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangdah?48.7% (Census 2011)