Village · Amas, Gaya # Gangti Gangti is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,373 people in 219 households, the 31st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 1,373 people (2011) - 219 households - 55.0% literacy - 937 females per 1,000 males ## Gangti PIN code and other codes Gangti falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Amas - Community development block Amas - Census village code 255805 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangti from nearby towns? - Amas (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Gaya (district HQ) 60 km by road - Sherghati (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangti? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Gangti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sherghati - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sherghati - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangti known for? The main crops are paddy. About 96% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangti Of every 100 households in Gangti in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangti · ■ Amas rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 6% - Toilet within the home 1% 24% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 75% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 31% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90% - Use banking services 28% 49% - Television 1% 9% - Mobile phone 43% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 38% 27% - 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 Gangti? ■ Gangti · ■ Amas rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.0% 64.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 937 943 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1039 971 - Working population 46.3% 38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.6% for men and 40.2% for women. 47% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 116 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 179 (28%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 20 (3%) · ■ Marginal 315 (50%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Amas - Majhaulia 1,506 people - Kurmathu 1,444 people - Murainiya 1,422 people - Shamsher Khap 1,418 people - Chhotki Sawon 1,309 people - Suggi 1,296 people - Mircha 1,242 people - Ramuan Chak 1,218 people All 102 villages in Amas ## Other places named Gangti - Gangti · Village, Manpur, Gaya · 4,339 people - Gangti · Village, Pupri, Sitamarhi · 4,045 people - Gangti · Village, Minapur, Muzaffarpur · 3,394 people - Gangti · Village, Khaira, Jamui · 2,455 people - Gangti · Village, Deoghar, Deoghar · 2,096 people - Gangti · Village, Ben, Nalanda · 1,658 people ## Quick answers - How far is Gangti from Gaya? 60 km by road - What is the population of Gangti? 1,373 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangti in? Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangti? 55.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/gangti/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.