# Gangta Village, Akbarpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Akbarpur, Nawada 

# Gangta

Gangta is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **904 people in 157 households**, the 91st largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 904people (2011)
- 157households
- 74.5%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Gangta PIN code and other codes

Gangta falls in Akbarpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockAkbarpur
- Census village code258074

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?

- Akbarpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)18 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)18 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?

8 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nawada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Gangta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangta · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**38%

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

**3%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**40%

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 · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**950

Working population ****45.6%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 70.4% for women. 61% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (24%) · **■** Marginal 178 (43%)

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 Akbarpur

- Karam935 people
- Chaparhat923 people
- Mane Bigaha920 people
- Piraunta907 people
- Gogan Karhari898 people
- Khanpura889 people
- Kannauj867 people
- Gopalpur865 people

[All 157 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangta from Nawada?18 km by road
- What is the population of Gangta?904 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangta in?Nawada district (Akbarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangta?74.5% (Census 2011)