Village · Kharagpur, Munger # Galimpur Galimpur is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 653 people in 154 households, the 69th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%. - 653 people (2011) - 154 households - 50.4% literacy - 829 females per 1,000 males ## Galimpur PIN code and other codes Galimpur falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Naki - Community development block Kharagpur - Census village code 242958 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Galimpur from nearby towns? - Kharagpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Munger (district HQ) 26 km by road - Kharagpur (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Galimpur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Galimpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bhadaura - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Murheri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kharagpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Munger - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Galimpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 66% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Galimpur Of every 100 households in Galimpur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Galimpur · ■ Kharagpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 5% 20% - Toilet within the home 15% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 81% - Tap water 14% 8% - Drinking water within premises 14% 30% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 95% - Use banking services 16% 56% - Television 2% 12% - Mobile phone 26% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 72% 34% - Own their home 91% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Galimpur? ■ Galimpur · ■ Kharagpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.4% 61.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 829 878 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 707 940 - Working population 29.9% 34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.5% for men and 44.3% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 15 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 156 (80%) · ■ Other work 22 (11%) · ■ Marginal 2 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kharagpur - Lachhmipur 701 people - Ghorakhar 682 people - Pakari 677 people - Manpur 655 people - Shampur 640 people - Bosdeopur 634 people - Jagdispur 632 people - Nisahara 610 people All 120 villages in Kharagpur ## Quick answers - How far is Galimpur from Munger? 26 km by road - What is the population of Galimpur? 653 (Census 2011) - Which district is Galimpur in? Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Galimpur? 50.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/galimpur-242958/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.