# Gangajal Village, Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonepur, Saran 

# Gangajal

Gangajal is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,867 people in 530 households**, the 28th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,867people (2011)
- 530households
- 74.3%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Gangajal PIN code and other codes

Gangajal falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGangajal
- Community development blockSonepur
- Census village code234558

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

## How far is Gangajal from nearby towns?

- Sonepur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)43 km by road
- Sonepur (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 Gangajal?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gangajal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonepur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sonepur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Gangajal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 523 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Gangajal

Of every 100 households in Gangajal in 2011, 9 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gangajal · ■ Sonepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**74%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****66%**

**57%

Television ****19%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gangajal?

■ Gangajal · ■ Sonepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**905

Working population ****26.4%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 65.6% for women. 43% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (17%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 150 (20%) · **■** Marginal 341 (45%)

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 Sonepur

- Chausia3,313 people
- Sobhepur3,205 people
- Chitarsenpur2,939 people
- Mirzapur2,931 people
- Mahmud Chak2,795 people
- Hasilpur2,591 people
- Sabalpur2,537 people
- Rahimpur2,474 people

[All 98 villages in Sonepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangajal from Chhapra?43 km by road
- What is the population of Gangajal?2,867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangajal in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangajal?74.3% (Census 2011)