# Gaganaposh Village, Kamarposh Balang, Sundargarh (Odisha)

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Village · Kamarposh Balang, Sundargarh 

# Gaganaposh

Gaganaposh is a village in Kamarposh Balang sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **770040**. The 2011 Census counted **527 people in 117 households**, the 36th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 527people (2011)
- 117households
- 51.4%literacy
- 770040PIN code

## Gaganaposh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaganaposh is 770040.** Gaganaposh falls in Kamarposh Balang sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code770040
- Gram panchayatChordhara
- Community development blockKoida
- Census village code384742

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

## How far is Gaganaposh from nearby towns?

- Kamarposh Balang (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Sundargarh (district HQ)194 km by road
- Barbil (nearest town)63 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 Gaganaposh?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gaganaposh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lahunipara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lahunipara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lahunipara
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Gaganaposh known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and corn**. About 45% of the 463 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 Gaganaposh

Of every 100 households in Gaganaposh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaganaposh · ■ Kamarposh Balang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Gaganaposh?

■ Gaganaposh · ■ Kamarposh Balang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1209**

**979

Working population ****62.2%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 39.9% for women. 59% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 238 (73%)

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 Kamarposh Balang

- Badrama554 people
- Dalimdihi552 people
- Nuatantra547 people
- Kunchpani541 people
- Kudamusa506 people
- Badgaon491 people
- Langalkata483 people
- Nandapada479 people

[All 58 villages in Kamarposh Balang](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/kamarposh-balang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaganaposh?770040
- How far is Gaganaposh from Sundargarh?194 km by road
- What is the population of Gaganaposh?527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaganaposh in?Sundargarh district (Kamarposh Balang sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gaganaposh?51.4% (Census 2011)