# Ganghara Village, Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul, Patna (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dinapur-cum-khagaul/ganghara/ Village · Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul, Patna # Ganghara Ganghara is a village in Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul sub-district of Patna district, Bihar, PIN code **801507**. The 2011 Census counted **8,205 people in 1,197 households**, the 4th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 8,205people (2011) - 1,197households - 42.0%literacy - 801507PIN code ## Ganghara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ganghara is 801507.** Ganghara falls in Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - PIN code801507 - Gram panchayatGanghara - Community development blockDinapur-Cum-Khagaul - Census village code245226 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ganghara from nearby towns? - Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Patna (district HQ)25 km by road - Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul (nearest town)20 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 Ganghara? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ganghara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Patna - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Patna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river 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 Ganghara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 36% of the 1,540 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Ganghara Of every 100 households in Ganghara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ganghara · ■ Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **32% Toilet within the home ****4%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **72% Tap water ****4%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **84% Use banking services ****38%** **50% Television ****4%** **27% Mobile phone ****46%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Ganghara? ■ Ganghara · ■ Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.0%** **59.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **928 Working population ****42.0%** **31.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.3% for men and 33.5% for women. 52% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 388 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,037 (30%) · **■** Household industry 228 (7%) · **■** Other work 295 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,502 (44%) 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 Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul - Panapur26,310 people - Jamsaut11,196 people - Hathiakan8,369 people - Hetanpur5,312 people - Lakhni Bigha4,985 people - Mobarakpur4,775 people - Habaspur4,733 people [All 41 villages in Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dinapur-cum-khagaul/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ganghara?801507 - How far is Ganghara from Patna?25 km by road - What is the population of Ganghara?8,205 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ganghara in?Patna district (Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ganghara?42.0% (Census 2011)