# Ganghar Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Ganghar

Ganghar is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,051 people in 1,289 households**, the 4th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 6,051people (2011)
- 1,289households
- 55.7%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Ganghar PIN code and other codes

Ganghar falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGanghar
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code224032

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

## How far is Ganghar from nearby towns?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)45 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 Ganghar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ganghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baisi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Ganghar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 441 hectares of village land is sown, and 393 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 Ganghar

Of every 100 households in Ganghar in 2011, 3 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ganghar · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**20%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Ganghar?

■ Ganghar · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**956

Working population ****27.3%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 46.9% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 139 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 921 (56%) · **■** Household industry 106 (6%) · **■** Other work 128 (8%) · **■** Marginal 359 (22%)

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 Baisi

- Asja Mawaia9,199 people
- Chiraia8,627 people
- Khutia6,438 people
- Bairia5,823 people
- Minapur5,372 people
- Harrampur5,283 people
- Sadipur Bhatha5,188 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ganghar from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Ganghar?6,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganghar in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ganghar?55.7% (Census 2011)