Village · Harlakhi, Madhubani # Gangaur Gangaur is a village in Harlakhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code 847308. The 2011 Census counted 9,244 people in 1,699 households, the 6th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%. - 9,244 people (2011) - 1,699 households - 51.7% literacy - 847308 PIN code ## Gangaur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gangaur is 847308. Gangaur falls in Harlakhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - PIN code 847308 - Gram panchayat Gangaur - Community development block Harlakhi - Census village code 219894 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangaur from nearby towns? - Harlakhi (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ) 50 km by road - Jainagar (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangaur? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Gangaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Hisar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jainagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhubani - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangaur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 70% of the 696 hectares of village land is sown, and 391 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangaur Of every 100 households in Gangaur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangaur · ■ Harlakhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 2% 8% - Toilet within the home 12% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 84% - Tap water 1% 1% - Drinking water within premises 30% 34% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 94% - Use banking services 43% 43% - Television 5% 7% - Mobile phone 66% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 20% 22% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gangaur? ■ Gangaur · ■ Harlakhi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.7% 55.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 933 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1075 961 - Working population 34.2% 34.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.5% for men and 36.8% for women. 45% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 837 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 865 (27%) · ■ Household industry 46 (1%) · ■ Other work 277 (9%) · ■ Marginal 1,137 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Harlakhi - Sothgaon 12,106 people - Hisar 10,361 people - Kauaha pahari 9,599 people - Pipraun 9,249 people - Harlakhi 8,772 people - Bisaul 8,172 people - Beta Parsa 7,523 people - Sonai 6,292 people All 44 villages in Harlakhi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangaur? 847308 - How far is Gangaur from Madhubani? 50 km by road - What is the population of Gangaur? 9,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangaur in? Madhubani district (Harlakhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangaur? 51.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/harlakhi/gangaur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.