Village · Raja Pakar, Vaishali # Gangajal Gangajal is a village in Raja Pakar sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,081 people in 348 households, the 24th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%. - 2,081 people (2011) - 348 households - 70.8% literacy - 843 females per 1,000 males ## Gangajal PIN code and other codes Gangajal falls in Raja Pakar sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Bakarpur - Community development block Raja Pakar - Census village code 235551 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangajal from nearby towns? - Raja Pakar (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ) 17 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangajal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gangajal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lakhanpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hajipur - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Raja Pakar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangajal known for? The main crops are paddy. About 89% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangajal Of every 100 households in Gangajal in 2011, 1 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gangajal · ■ Raja Pakar rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 3% - Toilet within the home 24% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 76% 72% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 42% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 92% - Use banking services 57% 60% - Television 20% 14% - Mobile phone 61% 65% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 9% 9% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 9% 16% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gangajal? ■ Gangajal · ■ Raja Pakar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.8% 67.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 843 892 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 839 895 - Working population 25.3% 30.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 55.4% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 33 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 51 (10%) · ■ Marginal 436 (83%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Raja Pakar - Bishunpur Udho Urf Dumri 2,256 people - Madanpur 2,157 people - Rasulpur Wali Urf Faridpur 2,148 people - Harpur Makund 2,087 people - Birna Lakhansen 2,038 people - Suratpur Bidaya 2,028 people - Berai 1,934 people - Kalyanpur Chausiwan 1,814 people All 72 villages in Raja Pakar ## Quick answers - How far is Gangajal from Hajipur? 17 km by road - What is the population of Gangajal? 2,081 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangajal in? Vaishali district (Raja Pakar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangajal? 70.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/raja-pakar/gangajal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.