# Ganjan Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Ganjan

Ganjan is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855102**. The 2011 Census counted **2,247 people in 453 households**, the 48th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 2,247people (2011)
- 453households
- 37.1%literacy
- 855102PIN code

## Ganjan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ganjan is 855102.** Ganjan falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855102
- Gram panchayatKamrol
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224893

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

## How far is Ganjan from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)56 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)56 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 Ganjan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ganjan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barsoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Ganjan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Ganjan

Of every 100 households in Ganjan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ganjan · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**41%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****9%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**40%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Ganjan?

■ Ganjan · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.1%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**960

Working population ****26.2%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.7% for men and 32.0% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 479 (81%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 49 (8%)

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 Barsoi

- Mahanagar2,310 people
- Chandpara2,304 people
- Rahmanpur2,300 people
- Balrampur2,261 people
- Jalkhundar2,243 people
- Basantpur2,225 people
- Chhaghara2,149 people
- Gobindpur2,119 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ganjan?855102
- How far is Ganjan from Katihar?56 km by road
- What is the population of Ganjan?2,247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganjan in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ganjan?37.1% (Census 2011)