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

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Village · Murliganj, Madhepura 

# Gangapur

Gangapur is a village in Murliganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar, PIN code **852122**. The 2011 Census counted **10,036 people in 1,995 households**, the 5th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.1%.

- 10,036people (2011)
- 1,995households
- 46.2%literacy
- 852122PIN code

## Gangapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangapur is 852122.** Gangapur falls in Murliganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- PIN code852122
- Gram panchayatGangapur
- Community development blockMurliganj
- Census village code225978

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?

- Murliganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)30 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Murliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Murliganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Murliganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Gangapur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 67% of the 986 hectares of village land is sown, and 392 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, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gangapur · ■ Murliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**32%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**39%

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 · ■ Murliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**51.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**908

Working population ****34.5%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.2% for men and 37.4% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 918 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,815 (52%) · **■** Household industry 50 (1%) · **■** Other work 139 (4%) · **■** Marginal 537 (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 Murliganj

- Raghunathpur17,958 people
- Belo15,489 people
- Rajni15,117 people
- Rampur10,902 people
- Bhatkhori8,521 people
- Jorgawan8,291 people
- Tamautparsa7,011 people
- Jitapur6,968 people

[All 39 villages in Murliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/murliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangapur?852122
- How far is Gangapur from Madhepura?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gangapur?10,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapur in?Madhepura district (Murliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?46.2% (Census 2011)