# Gangapur Village, Ariari, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Gangapur

Gangapur is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code **811105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,130 people in 184 households**, the 32nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 1,130people (2011)
- 184households
- 57.3%literacy
- 811105PIN code

## Gangapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangapur is 811105.** Gangapur falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- PIN code811105
- Gram panchayatVaruna
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244115

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?

- Ariari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)25 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)25 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sasabahana
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 93% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gangapur · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**27%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****10%**

**29%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

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 Gangapur?

■ Gangapur · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**954

Working population ****47.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 48.0% for women. 45% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (64%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 168 (31%)

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 Ariari

- Baikathpur1,337 people
- Afardih1,310 people
- Sumka1,245 people
- Latkana1,228 people
- Mahuli1,102 people
- Ranka1,083 people
- Manipur Aima1,061 people
- Kamalpur1,058 people

[All 68 villages in Ariari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ariari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangapur?811105
- How far is Gangapur from Sheikhpura?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gangapur?1,130 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapur in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapur?57.3% (Census 2011)