# Ganj Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Ganj

Ganj is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,059 people in 202 households**, the 40th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 1,059people (2011)
- 202households
- 73.3%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Ganj PIN code and other codes

Ganj falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPothahi
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246092

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

## How far is Ganj from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)21 km by road
- Patna (nearest town)21 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 Ganj?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ganj; 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
- ●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 · Pun Pun
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Punpun
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Ganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 75 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 Ganj

Of every 100 households in Ganj in 2011, 47 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ganj · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**19%

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

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****33%**

**46%

Television ****16%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ganj?

■ Ganj · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**955

Working population ****39.8%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 63.9% for women. 53% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 368 (87%) · **■** Other work 38 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Punpun

- Nadpur1,119 people
- Ghordaur1,116 people
- Palaki1,077 people
- Barah1,067 people
- Mustafapur1,013 people
- Bakarpur992 people
- Tulsi Chak947 people
- Dekuli934 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ganj from Patna?21 km by road
- What is the population of Ganj?1,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganj in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ganj?73.3% (Census 2011)