# Ganga Sarai Village, Barahiya, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/barahiya/ganga-sarai/ Village · Barahiya, Lakhisarai # Ganga Sarai Ganga Sarai is a village in Barahiya sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,721 people in 1,255 households**, the 2nd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 7,721people (2011) - 1,255households - 71.1%literacy - 908females per 1,000 males ## Ganga Sarai PIN code and other codes Ganga Sarai falls in Barahiya sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGangasarai - Community development blockBarahiya - Census village code243362 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ganga Sarai from nearby towns? - Barahiya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)18 km by road - Barahiya (nearest town)5 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 Ganga Sarai? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Ganga Sarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barahiya - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barahiya - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barahiya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Ganga Sarai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Ganga Sarai Of every 100 households in Ganga Sarai in 2011, 52 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ganga Sarai · ■ Barahiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **20% Toilet within the home ****55%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **63% Tap water ****7%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **93% Use banking services ****81%** **52% Television ****34%** **15% Mobile phone ****55%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **30% 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 Ganga Sarai? ■ Ganga Sarai · ■ Barahiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **876 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **896 Working population ****28.7%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 62.0% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 425 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 901 (41%) · **■** Household industry 60 (3%) · **■** Other work 475 (21%) · **■** Marginal 352 (16%) 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 Barahiya - Khutaha12,316 people - Lachhmipur6,517 people - Jaitpur3,976 people - Jaitpur3,916 people - Dumri3,600 people [All 38 villages in Barahiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/barahiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ganga Sarai from Lakhisarai?18 km by road - What is the population of Ganga Sarai?7,721 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ganga Sarai in?Lakhisarai district (Barahiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ganga Sarai?71.1% (Census 2011)