# Ganipur Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Ganipur

Ganipur is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,107 people in 191 households**, the 41st largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 1,107people (2011)
- 191households
- 59.3%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Ganipur PIN code and other codes

Ganipur falls in Hilsa sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJogipur
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244796

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

## How far is Ganipur from nearby towns?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)23 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)3 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 Ganipur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ganipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Ganipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Ganipur

Of every 100 households in Ganipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ganipur · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**42%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****79%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ganipur?

■ Ganipur · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**902

Working population ****42.5%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 42.5% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (66%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 72 (15%)

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 Hilsa

- Mominpur1,270 people
- Gangapur1,251 people
- Khaddi1,246 people
- Bijla1,179 people
- Babhan Diha1,102 people
- Bhokila1,079 people
- Shekhopur1,034 people
- Gosainpur814 people

[All 57 villages in Hilsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/hilsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ganipur from Biharsharif?23 km by road
- What is the population of Ganipur?1,107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganipur in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ganipur?59.3% (Census 2011)