# Gilanipur Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Gilanipur

Gilanipur is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **554 people in 106 households**, the 54th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 554people (2011)
- 106households
- 41.4%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Gilanipur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChiksaura
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244772

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

## How far is Gilanipur from nearby towns?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)43 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)12 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 Gilanipur?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Gilanipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Marwa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 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 Gilanipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Gilanipur

Of every 100 households in Gilanipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gilanipur · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**42%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gilanipur?

■ Gilanipur · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.4%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**902

Working population ****38.3%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 29.5% for women. 44% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (46%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 89 (42%)

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

- Marwa679 people
- Maranchi643 people
- Chaman Dih632 people
- Paindapur612 people
- Makhdumpur462 people
- Dabaul411 people
- Bazidpur389 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gilanipur from Biharsharif?43 km by road
- What is the population of Gilanipur?554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gilanipur in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gilanipur?41.4% (Census 2011)