# Gangnati Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Gangnati

Gangnati is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **3,377 people in 670 households**, the 20th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 3,377people (2011)
- 670households
- 50.4%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Gangnati PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangnati is 855117.** Gangnati falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatTipijhari
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222572

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

## How far is Gangnati from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)40 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)20 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 Gangnati?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gangnati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Gangnati known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Gangnati

Of every 100 households in Gangnati in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gangnati · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**95%

Use banking services ****3%**

**20%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gangnati?

■ Gangnati · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**958

Working population ****30.6%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.4% for men and 41.7% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 898 (87%)

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 Pothia

- Budhra3,617 people
- Arrabari3,602 people
- Baksa3,446 people
- Thipi Jhari3,394 people
- Bagalbari3,346 people
- Naunaddi3,311 people
- Mirzapur3,208 people
- Pamal3,175 people

[All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangnati?855117
- How far is Gangnati from Kishanganj?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gangnati?3,377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangnati in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangnati?50.4% (Census 2011)
