Village · Warisaliganj, Nawada # Gangta Gangta is a village in Warisaliganj sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 197 people in 27 households, the 67th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 197 people (2011) - 27 households - 56.1% literacy - 1,213 females per 1,000 males ## Gangta PIN code and other codes Gangta falls in Warisaliganj sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Hajipur - Community development block Warisaliganj - Census village code 257629 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangta from nearby towns? - Warisaliganj (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Nawada (district HQ) 11 km by road - Warisaliganj (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangta? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gangta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Milki - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Warisaliganj - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Warisaliganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nawada - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangta known for? The main crops are paddy. About 48% of the 60 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangta Of every 100 households in Gangta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangta · ■ Warisaliganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 2% - Toilet within the home 0% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 80% - Tap water 5% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94% - Use banking services 8% 29% - Television 3% 6% - Mobile phone 30% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 60% 40% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gangta? ■ Gangta · ■ Warisaliganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.1% 58.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1213 925 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1211 945 - Working population 43.7% 39.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.3% for men and 49.4% for women. 47% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 3 (3%) · ■ Marginal 83 (97%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Warisaliganj - Milki 346 people - Khirbhojana 324 people - Shekhpurwa 311 people - Raikar 267 people - Rampur 195 people All 75 villages in Warisaliganj ## Quick answers - How far is Gangta from Nawada? 11 km by road - What is the population of Gangta? 197 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangta in? Nawada district (Warisaliganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangta? 56.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/warisaliganj/gangta/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.