# Gangawas Village, Pachpadra, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Pachpadra, Barmer 

# Gangawas

Gangawas is a village in Pachpadra sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344026**. The 2011 Census counted **3,328 people in 564 households**, the 20th largest of 277 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 3,328people (2011)
- 564households
- 55.8%literacy
- 344026PIN code

## Gangawas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangawas is 344026.** Gangawas falls in Pachpadra sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code344026
- Community development blockBalotra
- Census village code087479

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

## How far is Gangawas from nearby towns?

- Pachpadra (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)180 km by road
- Jodhpur (nearest town)60 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 Gangawas?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Gangawas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Korna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jodhpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jodhpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Gangawas known for?

The main crops are **bajara, mung and moth**. About 71% of the 3,455 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 Gangawas

Of every 100 households in Gangawas in 2011, 11 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangawas · ■ Pachpadra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**70%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****37%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Gangawas?

■ Gangawas · ■ Pachpadra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**901

Working population ****50.2%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 35.9% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 318 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 187 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,135 (68%)

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 Pachpadra

- Thob3,599 people
- Patodi3,492 people
- Khattoo3,470 people
- Mandapura3,429 people
- Budiwara3,270 people
- Doli Rajguro3,009 people
- Moongra2,950 people
- Kaloori2,876 people

[All 279 villages in Pachpadra](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/pachpadra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangawas?344026
- How far is Gangawas from Barmer?180 km by road
- What is the population of Gangawas?3,328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangawas in?Barmer district (Pachpadra sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Gangawas?55.8% (Census 2011)