Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj # Ghangra Ghangra is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code 855101. The 2011 Census counted 5,096 people in 1,055 households, the 13th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 5,096 people (2011) - 1,055 households - 46.4% literacy - 855101 PIN code ## Ghangra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ghangra is 855101. Ghangra falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code 855101 - Gram panchayat Dhangara - Community development block Dighalbank - Census village code 222328 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ghangra from nearby towns? - Dighalbank (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 40 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ghangra? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ghangra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dighalbank - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ghangra known for? The main crops are paddy. About 72% of the 450 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ghangra Of every 100 households in Ghangra in 2011, 6 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ghangra · ■ Dighalbank rural average - Electricity for lighting 6% 9% - Toilet within the home 4% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 95% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 11% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 32% 16% - Television 3% 5% - Mobile phone 41% 34% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 39% 30% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ghangra? ■ Ghangra · ■ Dighalbank rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 46.4% 49.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1055 957 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 960 979 - Working population 25.9% 32.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.7% for men and 37.8% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 304 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 754 (57%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 74 (6%) · ■ Marginal 185 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dighalbank - Ikra 6,994 people - Mangra 6,796 people - Dubri khas 5,310 people - Harhibhita 5,115 people - Patharghatti 5,082 people - Karuamani 4,943 people - Kurhaili 4,933 people - Singhimari 4,918 people All 81 villages in Dighalbank ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghangra? 855101 - How far is Ghangra from Kishanganj? 40 km by road - What is the population of Ghangra? 5,096 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghangra in? Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghangra? 46.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/ghangra/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.