# Gangahar Village, Nokha, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Nokha, Rohtas 

# Gangahar

Gangahar is a village in Nokha sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **757 people in 119 households**, the 63rd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 757people (2011)
- 119households
- 66.7%literacy
- 846females per 1,000 males

## Gangahar PIN code and other codes

Gangahar falls in Nokha sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatModiha
- Community development blockNokha
- Census village code251582

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

## How far is Gangahar from nearby towns?

- Nokha (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)16 km by road
- Nokha (nearest town)2 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 Gangahar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gangahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisirta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Gangahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Gangahar

Of every 100 households in Gangahar in 2011, 4 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gangahar · ■ Nokha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****90%**

**55%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Gangahar?

■ Gangahar · ■ Nokha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**945

Working population ****23.0%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 53.9% for women. 41% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 165 (95%)

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 Nokha

- Chhabilapur863 people
- Panrwa829 people
- Bhatauli818 people
- Baradih812 people
- Kusahi729 people
- Singwa Dharampur685 people
- Dera684 people
- Itawa658 people

[All 87 villages in Nokha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/nokha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangahar from Sasaram?16 km by road
- What is the population of Gangahar?757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangahar in?Rohtas district (Nokha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangahar?66.7% (Census 2011)