# Gangra Village, Gidhaur, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/gidhaur/gangra/ Village · Gidhaur, Jamui # Gangra Gangra is a village in Gidhaur sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,680 people in 1,394 households**, the 5th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 7,680people (2011) - 1,394households - 54.3%literacy - 896females per 1,000 males ## Gangra PIN code and other codes Gangra falls in Gidhaur sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGangra - Community development blockGidhaur - Census village code259060 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangra from nearby towns? - Gidhaur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Jamui (district HQ)25 km by road - Jamui (nearest town)25 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 Gangra? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gangra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jhajha - ○Degree college10+ km · Jhajha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Gangra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 626 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 Gangra Of every 100 households in Gangra in 2011, 7 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gangra · ■ Gidhaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **11% Toilet within the home ****9%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **86% Tap water ****11%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****24%** **48% Television ****7%** **9% Mobile phone ****39%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****47%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gangra? ■ Gangra · ■ Gidhaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028** **956 Working population ****39.3%** **41.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.0% for men and 43.0% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 179 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,039 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1,131 (37%) · **■** Other work 317 (11%) · **■** Marginal 351 (12%) 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 Gidhaur - Ratanpur10,968 people - Patsanda9,353 people - Sewa9,151 people - Guguldih *7,698 people - Maura7,163 people - Kundhur3,519 people - Mahuli2,961 people - Kolhua2,930 people [All 20 villages in Gidhaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/gidhaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gangra from Jamui?25 km by road - What is the population of Gangra?7,680 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangra in?Jamui district (Gidhaur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangra?54.3% (Census 2011)