# Gangapur Village, Alamnagar, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Alamnagar, Madhepura 

# Gangapur

Gangapur is a village in Alamnagar sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar, PIN code **852219**. The 2011 Census counted **17,570 people in 3,567 households**, the 2nd largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.

- 17,570people (2011)
- 3,567households
- 42.1%literacy
- 852219PIN code

## Gangapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangapur is 852219.** Gangapur falls in Alamnagar sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- PIN code852219
- Gram panchayatGangapur
- Community development blockAlamnagar
- Census village code226185

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

## How far is Gangapur from nearby towns?

- Alamnagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)65 km by road
- Murliganj (nearest town)49 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 Gangapur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Karma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alamnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Gangapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 1,390 hectares of village land is sown, and 948 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 Gangapur

Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangapur · ■ Alamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**48%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gangapur?

■ Gangapur · ■ Alamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.1%**

**48.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**952

Working population ****33.8%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 33.4% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 696 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,835 (48%) · **■** Household industry 28 (0%) · **■** Other work 602 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,785 (30%)

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 Alamnagar

- Alamnagar32,468 people
- Kishunpur Ratwara17,267 people
- Khuman Milik9,692 people
- Kunjauri9,368 people
- Narthua Bhagipur7,824 people

[All 29 villages in Alamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/alamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangapur?852219
- How far is Gangapur from Madhepura?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gangapur?17,570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapur in?Madhepura district (Alamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?42.1% (Census 2011)