# Ganga Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Ganga

Ganga is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832302**. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 59 households**, the 150th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 289people (2011)
- 59households
- 59.8%literacy
- 832302PIN code

## Ganga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ganga is 832302.** Ganga falls in Chakulia sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832302
- Gram panchayatMetyabandi
- Community development blockChakulia
- Census village code364253

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

## How far is Ganga from nearby towns?

- Chakulia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)15 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 Ganga?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ganga; 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chakulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Ganga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 16% of the 107 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 Ganga

Of every 100 households in Ganga in 2011, 71 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ganga · ■ Chakulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****5%**

**47%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Ganga?

■ Ganga · ■ Chakulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**959

Working population ****51.9%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 47.8% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 120 (80%)

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 Chakulia

- Madhupur304 people
- Danrkia298 people
- Sindurgauri297 people
- Indbani290 people
- Saluadih289 people
- Nayagram288 people
- Lakshmihira286 people
- Barshol282 people

[All 269 villages in Chakulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ganga?832302
- How far is Ganga from Jamshedpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Ganga?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganga in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ganga?59.8% (Census 2011)