# Gangapur Village, Banmankhi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/gangapur/ Village · Banmankhi, Purnia # Gangapur Gangapur is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **852122**. The 2011 Census counted **7,453 people in 1,460 households**, the 18th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 7,453people (2011) - 1,460households - 49.2%literacy - 852122PIN code ## Gangapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gangapur is 852122.** Gangapur falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code852122 - Gram panchayatGangapur - Community development blockBanmankhi - Census village code223088 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangapur from nearby towns? - Banmankhi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)60 km by road - Murliganj (nearest town)26 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 Gangapur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banmankhi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Banmankhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Gangapur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 599 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 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 Gangapur Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gangapur · ■ Banmankhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **7% Toilet within the home ****13%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****25%** **28% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****35%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **37% Own their home ****98%** **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 Gangapur? ■ Gangapur · ■ Banmankhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **929 Working population ****38.8%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.6% for men and 37.7% for women. 42% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 704 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 517 (18%) · **■** Household industry 153 (5%) · **■** Other work 191 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,325 (46%) 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 Banmankhi - Akhtiarpur8,282 people - Dharhara7,781 people - Ekraha7,713 people - Rasarh7,485 people - Banmankhi7,035 people - Maharajganj7,016 people - Naulakhi7,005 people - Masuria6,851 people [All 107 villages in Banmankhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangapur?852122 - How far is Gangapur from Purnia?60 km by road - What is the population of Gangapur?7,453 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangapur in?Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?49.2% (Census 2011)