# Gangaura Village, Chandi, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/chandi/gangaura/ Village · Chandi, Nalanda # Gangaura Gangaura is a village in Chandi sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,967 people in 455 households**, the 17th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 2,967people (2011) - 455households - 57.3%literacy - 879females per 1,000 males ## Gangaura PIN code and other codes Gangaura falls in Chandi sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGangaura - Community development blockChandi - Census village code244317 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? - Chandi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)25 km by road - Hilsa (nearest town)30 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? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gangaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 91% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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, 0 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gangaura · ■ Chandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **8% Toilet within the home ****25%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****59%** **50% Television ****11%** **17% Mobile phone ****55%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **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 · ■ Chandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **940 Working population ****42.8%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.5% for men and 45.3% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 144 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (20%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (3%) · **■** Marginal 825 (65%) 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 Chandi - Dealpur3,726 people - Narsanda3,383 people - Utra3,016 people - Birnawan2,976 people - Mahkar2,469 people - Salehpur2,469 people - Gauri2,358 people - Kalianpur Bali2,313 people [All 71 villages in Chandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/chandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gangaura from Biharsharif?25 km by road - What is the population of Gangaura?2,967 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangaura in?Nalanda district (Chandi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangaura?57.3% (Census 2011)