# Gangajal Village, Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa 

# Gangajal

Gangajal is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495557**. The 2011 Census counted **1,003 people in 219 households**, the 60th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 1,003people (2011)
- 219households
- 75.7%literacy
- 495557PIN code

## Gangajal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangajal is 495557.** Gangajal falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495557
- Gram panchayatGangajal
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code436779

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?

- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)32 km by road
- Nawagarh (nearest town)6 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?

10 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Misda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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, wheat and tivra**. About 80% of the 336 hectares of village land is sown, and 267 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, 95 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangajal · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**90%

Tap water ****12%**

**4%

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

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****47%**

**28%

Television ****45%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gangajal?

■ Gangajal · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**954

Working population ****47.5%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 61.2% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 183 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (8%) · **■** Other work 55 (12%) · **■** Marginal 201 (42%)

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 Nawagarh

- Karra1,155 people
- Kamta1,109 people
- Kotiya1,084 people
- Barbaspur1,050 people
- Karmandi877 people
- Pipra829 people
- Mohtara819 people
- Barra812 people

[All 71 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangajal?495557
- How far is Gangajal from Janjgir?32 km by road
- What is the population of Gangajal?1,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangajal in?Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangajal?75.7% (Census 2011)