# Gazipur Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Giriak, Nalanda 

# Gazipur

Gazipur is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,807 people in 437 households**, the 14th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 2,807people (2011)
- 437households
- 76.1%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Gazipur PIN code and other codes

Gazipur falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGajipur
- Community development blockGiriak
- Census village code245122

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

## How far is Gazipur from nearby towns?

- Giriak (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)24 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)24 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 Gazipur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Gazipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Gazipur

Of every 100 households in Gazipur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gazipur · ■ Giriak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****42%**

**47%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Gazipur?

■ Gazipur · ■ Giriak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**927

Working population ****36.1%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 63.4% for women. 46% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 271 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (14%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (6%) · **■** Marginal 533 (53%)

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 Giriak

- Dasrathpur3,345 people
- Durgapur3,242 people
- Puri3,190 people
- Satauwa3,069 people
- Kandopur2,141 people
- Adampur2,129 people
- Puraini1,989 people
- Kairua1,951 people

[All 44 villages in Giriak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gazipur from Biharsharif?24 km by road
- What is the population of Gazipur?2,807 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gazipur in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gazipur?76.1% (Census 2011)