# Gangdwari Village, Pathariya, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pathariya, Bilaspur 

# Gangdwari

Gangdwari is a village in Pathariya sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491557**. The 2011 Census counted **1,741 people in 435 households**, the 20th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 1,741people (2011)
- 435households
- 58.2%literacy
- 491557PIN code

## Gangdwari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangdwari is 491557.** Gangdwari falls in Pathariya sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491557
- Gram panchayatGangdwari
- Community development blockPatharia
- Census village code438426

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

## How far is Gangdwari from nearby towns?

- Pathariya (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Pathariya (nearest town)14 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 Gangdwari?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gangdwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Patharia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pathariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pathariya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Gangdwari known for?

About 82% of the 502 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Gangdwari

Of every 100 households in Gangdwari in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangdwari · ■ Pathariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****2%**

**44%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Gangdwari?

■ Gangdwari · ■ Pathariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**962

Working population ****49.9%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 44.7% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 605 (70%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 34 (4%)

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 Pathariya

- Chandali1,971 people
- Belkhuri1,923 people
- Parsia1,804 people
- Salpha1,747 people
- Chhindbhog1,715 people
- Dhardei1,712 people
- Bhilai1,682 people
- Chunchunia1,676 people

[All 151 villages in Pathariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pathariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangdwari?491557
- How far is Gangdwari from Bilaspur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gangdwari?1,741 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangdwari in?Bilaspur district (Pathariya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangdwari?58.2% (Census 2011)