# Ghangh Village, Bakhtiarpur, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bakhtiarpur, Patna 

# Ghangh

Ghangh is a village in Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,947 people in 443 households**, the 23rd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 2,947people (2011)
- 443households
- 60.0%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Ghangh PIN code and other codes

Ghangh falls in Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhangh
- Community development blockBakhtiarpur
- Census village code246287

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

## How far is Ghangh from nearby towns?

- Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)80 km by road
- Bakhtiarpur (nearest town)10 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 Ghangh?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ghangh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nagar Nausa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bakhtiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bakhtiarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ 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 Ghangh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Ghangh

Of every 100 households in Ghangh in 2011, 14 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghangh · ■ Bakhtiarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**29%

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

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**44%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**42%

Television ****11%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Ghangh?

■ Ghangh · ■ Bakhtiarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**899

Working population ****41.9%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 49.6% for women. 52% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (34%) · **■** Household industry 114 (9%) · **■** Other work 102 (8%) · **■** Marginal 469 (38%)

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 Bakhtiarpur

- Mulrajpur3,506 people
- Salimpur3,223 people
- Majhauli3,033 people
- Simri2,966 people
- Shahpur2,899 people
- Lachhumanpur2,637 people
- Karauta2,539 people
- Chak Daulat2,386 people

[All 58 villages in Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bakhtiarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghangh from Patna?80 km by road
- What is the population of Ghangh?2,947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghangh in?Patna district (Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghangh?60.0% (Census 2011)