# Gangtia Village, Taljhari, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Taljhari, Sahibganj 

# Gangtia

Gangtia is a village in Taljhari sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **555 people in 135 households**, the 45th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 555people (2011)
- 135households
- 51.1%literacy
- 1,168females per 1,000 males

## Gangtia PIN code and other codes

Gangtia falls in Taljhari sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBhatbhanga
- Community development blockTaljhari
- Census village code358893

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

## How far is Gangtia from nearby towns?

- Taljhari (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town)40 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 Gangtia?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Gangtia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhodhi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sahebganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sahebganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Gangtia known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 97% of the 156 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 Gangtia

Of every 100 households in Gangtia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangtia · ■ Taljhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**27%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**58%

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 Gangtia?

■ Gangtia · ■ Taljhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1168**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1256**

**966

Working population ****31.4%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.8% for men and 46.1% for women. 60% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (88%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Taljhari

- Haldigarh601 people
- Nipania589 people
- Jhikra Harinkol587 people
- Mahadevpur564 people
- Harinkol528 people
- Baragodaidhap515 people
- Khairasol511 people
- Boha509 people

[All 273 villages in Taljhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/taljhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangtia from Sahibganj?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gangtia?555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangtia in?Sahibganj district (Taljhari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gangtia?51.1% (Census 2011)