# Gangai Village, Baloda Bazar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baloda Bazar, Raipur 

# Gangai

Gangai is a village in Baloda Bazar sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493526**. The 2011 Census counted **899 people in 177 households**, the 88th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 899people (2011)
- 177households
- 60.9%literacy
- 493526PIN code

## Gangai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangai is 493526.** Gangai falls in Baloda Bazar sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493526
- Gram panchayatAmlidih
- Community development blockBalodabazar
- Census village code443816

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

## How far is Gangai from nearby towns?

- Baloda Bazar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)116 km by road
- Lawan (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 Gangai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gangai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lavan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baloda Bazar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baloda Bazar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Gangai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 344 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 Gangai

Of every 100 households in Gangai in 2011, 64 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gangai · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****71%**

**33%

Television ****46%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**27%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Gangai?

■ Gangai · ■ Baloda Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**976

Working population ****27.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 50.1% for women. 37% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (7%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Baloda Bazar

- Parsabhadar921 people
- Bharuwadih915 people
- Parsapali910 people
- Lata908 people
- Achankpur895 people
- Charoti886 people
- Musuwathodi885 people
- Chhuiha Malgujari878 people

[All 147 villages in Baloda Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/baloda-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangai?493526
- How far is Gangai from Raipur?116 km by road
- What is the population of Gangai?899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangai in?Raipur district (Baloda Bazar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangai?60.9% (Census 2011)