# Gangapura Village, Kolayat, Bikaner (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Kolayat, Bikaner 

# Gangapura

Gangapura is a village in Kolayat sub-district of Bikaner district, Rajasthan, PIN code **334001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,697 people in 267 households**, the 52nd largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 1,697people (2011)
- 267households
- 67.3%literacy
- 334001PIN code

## Gangapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangapura is 334001.** Gangapura falls in Kolayat sub-district, Bikaner district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code334001
- Community development blockKolayat
- Census village code069423

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

## How far is Gangapura from nearby towns?

- Kolayat (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Bikaner (district HQ)48 km by road
- Bikaner (nearest town)48 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 Gangapura?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gangapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gajner
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolayat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kolayat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 18 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 Gangapura known for?

The main crops are **guar, moth and bajara**. About 65% of the 4,066 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 Gangapura

Of every 100 households in Gangapura in 2011, 54 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gangapura · ■ Kolayat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****98%**

**79%

Television ****17%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Gangapura?

■ Gangapura · ■ Kolayat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****751**

**904

Working population ****29.1%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 52.5% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 233 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (25%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 96 (19%) · **■** Marginal 37 (7%)

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 Kolayat

- Sheroowala1,769 people
- Phulasar Chhota1,746 people
- Khakhoosar1,745 people
- Bijeri1,737 people
- Surjara1,678 people
- Hadla Bhatiyan1,648 people
- Khajora1,505 people
- Siyana Bhatiyan1,482 people

[All 232 villages in Kolayat](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bikaner/kolayat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangapura?334001
- How far is Gangapura from Bikaner?48 km by road
- What is the population of Gangapura?1,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangapura in?Bikaner district (Kolayat sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Gangapura?67.3% (Census 2011)
