# Gangpur Village, Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham 

# Gangpur

Gangpur is a village in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **816 people in 139 households**, the 74th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 816people (2011)
- 139households
- 62.9%literacy
- 491995PIN code

## Gangpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangpur is 491995.** Gangpur falls in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491995
- Gram panchayatGangpur
- Community development blockSahaspur Lohara
- Census village code439592

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?

- Sahaspur Lohara (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Kawardha (district HQ)17 km by road
- Kawardha (nearest town)17 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 · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khairbana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sahaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha
- ○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 waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Gangpur known for?

About 83% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Gangpur

Of every 100 households in Gangpur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangpur · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****99%**

**71%

Television ****24%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gangpur?

■ Gangpur · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**991

Working population ****57.1%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 50.4% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 196 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (55%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%)

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 Sahaspur Lohara

- Bijabairagi858 people
- Tatikasa842 people
- Singapur825 people
- Bicharpur822 people
- Karahi803 people
- Singarpur800 people
- Ragra797 people
- Pendri Tarai792 people

[All 197 villages in Sahaspur Lohara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangpur?491995
- How far is Gangpur from Kawardha?17 km by road
- What is the population of Gangpur?816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangpur in?Kabeerdham district (Sahaspur Lohara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangpur?62.9% (Census 2011)