# Gangwa Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Ekma, Saran 

# Gangwa

Gangwa is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,490 people in 196 households**, the 47th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 1,490people (2011)
- 196households
- 49.3%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Gangwa PIN code and other codes

Gangwa falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPachuaa
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233316

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

## How far is Gangwa from nearby towns?

- Ekma (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)46 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)32 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 Gangwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gangwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ekma
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ekma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Gangwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Gangwa

Of every 100 households in Gangwa in 2011, 3 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangwa · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**68%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**68%

Television ****3%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

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 Gangwa?

■ Gangwa · ■ Ekma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**925

Working population ****25.1%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 39.5% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 94 (25%)

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 Ekma

- Senduar1,663 people
- Harpur1,550 people
- Safari1,529 people
- Jogia1,502 people
- Phuchti Khurd1,483 people
- Madhopur1,415 people
- Khajuhan1,366 people
- Athdila1,359 people

[All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangwa from Chhapra?46 km by road
- What is the population of Gangwa?1,490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangwa in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangwa?49.3% (Census 2011)