# Gangpur Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Gangpur

Gangpur is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **898 people in 195 households**, the 121st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 898people (2011)
- 195households
- 72.4%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Gangpur PIN code and other codes

Gangpur falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatPanra
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362034

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?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)20 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?

7 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nirsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maithan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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?

The main crops are **rice**. About 82% of the 35 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, 32 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gangpur · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****4%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**37%

Use banking services ****19%**

**53%

Television ****23%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**88%

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 · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**945

Working population ****28.3%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 62.2% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (27%) · **■** Marginal 139 (55%)

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 Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda

- Dharampur942 people
- Kusumkanali932 people
- Polkara914 people
- Tentuliya905 people
- Sambandhpur888 people
- Saugamahul876 people
- Jitpur873 people
- Katajani855 people

[All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangpur from Dhanbad?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gangpur?898 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangpur in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gangpur?72.4% (Census 2011)