# Gangpur Village, Pendra Road Gorella, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pendra Road Gorella, Bilaspur 

# Gangpur

Gangpur is a village in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,852 people in 506 households**, the 17th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 1,852people (2011)
- 506households
- 52.8%literacy
- 495117PIN code

## Gangpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangpur is 495117.** Gangpur falls in Pendra Road Gorella sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495117
- Gram panchayatGangpur
- Community development blockGaurella No.2
- Census village code437443

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

## How far is Gangpur from nearby towns?

- Gaurella (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)124 km by road
- Gaurella (nearest town)12 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 Gangpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gangpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pendra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaurella
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Gangpur known for?

About 52% of the 1,108 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gangpur

Of every 100 households in Gangpur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangpur · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**82%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****44%**

**53%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Gangpur?

■ Gangpur · ■ Pendra Road Gorella rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**978

Working population ****54.3%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 44.6% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 323 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 481 (48%) · **■** Other work 134 (13%) · **■** Marginal 68 (7%)

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 Pendra Road Gorella

- Dahibahra2,087 people
- Bhaskura2,046 people
- Semara1,952 people
- Badhawandand1,856 people
- Gorakhpur1,844 people
- Andhiyarkhoh1,833 people
- Gummatola1,764 people
- Dhangawan1,706 people

[All 85 villages in Pendra Road Gorella](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra-road-gorella/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangpur?495117
- How far is Gangpur from Bilaspur?124 km by road
- What is the population of Gangpur?1,852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangpur in?Bilaspur district (Pendra Road Gorella sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangpur?52.8% (Census 2011)