# Gangai Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Gangai

Gangai is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,189 people in 241 households**, the 19th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 1,189people (2011)
- 241households
- 45.5%literacy
- 1,086females per 1,000 males

## Gangai PIN code and other codes

Gangai falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494012

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?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)110 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town)42 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barkakapa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Harrai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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?

About 18% of the 1,826 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 hectares are irrigated.

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, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangai · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**66%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****61%**

**72%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****60%**

**65%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.5%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1365**

**954

Working population ****54.4%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 33.8% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 436 (67%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Harrai

- Ojhaldhana1,239 people
- Chhatar Kalan1,229 people
- Andol1,194 people
- Aharwada1,191 people
- Jhirna1,182 people
- Sukhapura1,149 people
- Karapatha1,079 people
- Atariya1,052 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangai from Chhindwara?110 km by road
- What is the population of Gangai?1,189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangai in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangai?45.5% (Census 2011)