# Gangapur Village, Narhat, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Narhat, Nawada 

# Gangapur

Gangapur is a village in Narhat sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,391 people in 177 households**, the 30th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 1,391people (2011)
- 177households
- 52.4%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Gangapur PIN code and other codes

Gangapur falls in Narhat sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPunaul
- Community development blockNarhat
- Census village code258184

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

## How far is Gangapur from nearby towns?

- Narhat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)24 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)14 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 Gangapur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narhat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hishua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Gangapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Gangapur

Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangapur · ■ Narhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****36%**

**29%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**38%

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 Gangapur?

■ Gangapur · ■ Narhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**954

Working population ****57.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 35.5% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (30%) · **■** Household industry 45 (6%) · **■** Other work 49 (6%) · **■** Marginal 331 (41%)

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 Narhat

- Dai Bigha1,532 people
- Badalpur1,500 people
- Dewara1,432 people
- Abgil1,430 people
- Daulatpur1,358 people
- Jamuara1,342 people
- Chanda Chak1,331 people
- Bhikhanpura1,300 people

[All 65 villages in Narhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/narhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangapur from Nawada?24 km by road
- What is the population of Gangapur?1,391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapur in?Nawada district (Narhat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?52.4% (Census 2011)