# Gayaspur Village, Ekangarsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ekangarsarai, Nalanda 

# Gayaspur

Gayaspur is a village in Ekangarsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,706 people in 448 households**, the 14th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 2,706people (2011)
- 448households
- 66.1%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Gayaspur PIN code and other codes

Gayaspur falls in Ekangarsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGayaspur
- Community development blockEkangarsarai
- Census village code244864

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

## How far is Gayaspur from nearby towns?

- Ekangarsarai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)36 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)36 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 Gayaspur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gayaspur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ekangsarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aungari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Gayaspur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Gayaspur

Of every 100 households in Gayaspur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gayaspur · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****81%**

**58%

Television ****31%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gayaspur?

■ Gayaspur · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**915

Working population ****34.7%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 54.7% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 383 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (36%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 144 (15%) · **■** Marginal 59 (6%)

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 Ekangarsarai

- Mundipur3,749 people
- Daniawan Paindapur3,271 people
- Amnar Khas3,203 people
- Soniawan2,721 people
- Narainpur2,699 people
- Barsiawan2,573 people
- Parthu2,562 people
- Rasisa2,526 people

[All 89 villages in Ekangarsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gayaspur from Biharsharif?36 km by road
- What is the population of Gayaspur?2,706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gayaspur in?Nalanda district (Ekangarsarai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gayaspur?66.1% (Census 2011)