Village · Dhanwar, Giridih # Gangapur Gangapur is a village in Dhanwar sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825412. The 2011 Census counted 1,545 people in 209 households, the 44th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 1,545 people (2011) - 209 households - 53.2% literacy - 825412 PIN code ## Gangapur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gangapur is 825412. Gangapur falls in Dhanwar sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 825412 - Gram panchayat Jari Singha - Community development block Dhanwar - Census village code 351123 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gangapur from nearby towns? - Dhanwar (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Giridih (district HQ) 40 km by road - Giridih (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gangapur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Degree college In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gangapur known for? The main crops are rice. About 39% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gangapur Of every 100 households in Gangapur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Gangapur · ■ Dhanwar rural average - Electricity for lighting 45% 18% - Toilet within the home 4% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 93% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 5% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 88% - Use banking services 65% 57% - Television 9% 9% - Mobile phone 54% 70% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 15% - Car / jeep / van 4% 2% - None of these assets 22% 13% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gangapur? ■ Gangapur · ■ Dhanwar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.2% 64.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 932 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 905 946 - Working population 41.6% 46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.3% for men and 40.0% for women. 47% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 67 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 76 (12%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 88 (14%) · ■ Marginal 409 (64%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dhanwar - Galwanti 1,596 people - Mangaso 1,577 people - Orkhar 1,574 people - Girhidih 1,549 people - Dhanaipur 1,529 people - Nichli Chitardih 1,461 people - Banrhi 1,445 people - Chandra Nagar 1,403 people All 297 villages in Dhanwar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gangapur? 825412 - How far is Gangapur from Giridih? 40 km by road - What is the population of Gangapur? 1,545 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangapur in? Giridih district (Dhanwar sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gangapur? 53.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/gangapur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.