# Gangta Village, Harnaut, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Harnaut, Nalanda 

# Gangta

Gangta is a village in Harnaut sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,410 people in 173 households**, the 41st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,410people (2011)
- 173households
- 48.4%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Gangta PIN code and other codes

Gangta falls in Harnaut sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBafniwan
- Community development blockHarnaut
- Census village code244279

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

## How far is Gangta from nearby towns?

- Harnaut (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)26 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)26 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 Gangta?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gangta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rukhae
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Gangta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 30% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Gangta

Of every 100 households in Gangta in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gangta · ■ Harnaut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**42%

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

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****30%**

**50%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**35%

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 Gangta?

■ Gangta · ■ Harnaut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**938

Working population ****21.9%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.8% for men and 35.5% for women. 39% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (77%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 30 (10%)

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 Harnaut

- Goshain Bigha1,653 people
- Dehra1,596 people
- Ukhra1,567 people
- Mahmudpur1,433 people
- Mai1,407 people
- Narchawar1,149 people
- Bama Chak1,137 people
- Mirdaha Chak1,108 people

[All 81 villages in Harnaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/harnaut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangta from Biharsharif?26 km by road
- What is the population of Gangta?1,410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangta in?Nalanda district (Harnaut sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangta?48.4% (Census 2011)