# Gangsara Village, Sarairanjan, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/gangsara/ Village · Sarairanjan, Samastipur # Gangsara Gangsara is a village in Sarairanjan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,868 people in 1,391 households**, the 14th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 6,868people (2011) - 1,391households - 63.0%literacy - 958females per 1,000 males ## Gangsara PIN code and other codes Gangsara falls in Sarairanjan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGangsara - Community development blockSarairanjan - Census village code236963 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangsara from nearby towns? - Sarairanjan (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)20 km by road - Samsatipur (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 Gangsara? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Gangsara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarairanjan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sarairanjan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 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 Gangsara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 394 hectares of village land is sown, and 259 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 Gangsara Of every 100 households in Gangsara in 2011, 4 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gangsara · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **12% Toilet within the home ****19%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **81% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****53%** **45% Television ****10%** **10% Mobile phone ****56%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **22% 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 Gangsara? ■ Gangsara · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **936 Working population ****30.2%** **29.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 51.9% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 351 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,004 (48%) · **■** Household industry 193 (9%) · **■** Other work 177 (9%) · **■** Marginal 347 (17%) 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 Sarairanjan - Raepur Buzurg9,124 people - Musapur9,104 people - Bisambharpur Ailoth8,483 people - Bishunpur Isuf7,248 people - Bazidpur Meari6,786 people - Khalispur6,001 people - Ahmadpur5,846 people - Harlochanpur5,670 people [All 61 villages in Sarairanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gangsara from Samastipur?20 km by road - What is the population of Gangsara?6,868 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangsara in?Samastipur district (Sarairanjan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangsara?63.0% (Census 2011)