# Gangti Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Gangti

Gangti is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,658 people in 293 households**, the 23rd largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,658people (2011)
- 293households
- 60.4%literacy
- 803117PIN code

## Gangti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangti is 803117.** Gangti falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code803117
- Gram panchayatBara
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code245016

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

## How far is Gangti from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)18 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 Gangti?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nohsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Gangti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Gangti

Of every 100 households in Gangti in 2011, 17 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangti · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****71%**

**38%

Television ****24%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gangti?

■ Gangti · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**946

Working population ****38.0%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 47.1% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 355 (56%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (16%) · **■** Marginal 43 (7%)

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 Ben

- Marsua2,010 people
- Dharhara1,958 people
- kolhua1,938 people
- Jafra1,880 people
- Mohammadpur1,625 people
- Janaro1,483 people
- Amia Bigha1,409 people
- Babhaniawan1,329 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangti?803117
- How far is Gangti from Biharsharif?18 km by road
- What is the population of Gangti?1,658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangti in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangti?60.4% (Census 2011)