# Gangaura Village, Bihariganj, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bihariganj, Madhepura 

# Gangaura

Gangaura is a village in Bihariganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,983 people in 847 households**, the 16th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%.

- 3,983people (2011)
- 847households
- 59.6%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Gangaura PIN code and other codes

Gangaura falls in Bihariganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMohanpur
- Community development blockBihariganj
- Census village code226073

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

## How far is Gangaura from nearby towns?

- Bihariganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)30 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)32 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 Gangaura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gangaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Udakishungang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udakishungang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Gangaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Gangaura

Of every 100 households in Gangaura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gangaura · ■ Bihariganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gangaura?

■ Gangaura · ■ Bihariganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**57.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**933

Working population ****36.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 48.6% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,300 (89%)

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 Bihariganj

- Rajganj5,254 people
- Mohanpur Chaumukh5,018 people
- Tulasia4,879 people
- Rahijagatpur4,722 people
- Goalpara3,565 people
- Shekhpura3,356 people
- Lachhmipur2,578 people
- Fatehpur2,267 people

[All 23 villages in Bihariganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/bihariganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangaura from Madhepura?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gangaura?3,983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangaura in?Madhepura district (Bihariganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangaura?59.6% (Census 2011)