# Gangabaj Village, Shikarpur, Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shikarpur, Bulandshahr 

# Gangabaj

Gangabaj is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,323 people in 247 households**, the 118th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,323people (2011)
- 247households
- 68.8%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gangabaj

Of every 100 households in Gangabaj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangabaj · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**72%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**70%

Television ****29%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gangabaj?

■ Gangabaj · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**846

Working population ****27.4%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 46.8% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 303 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 35 (10%)

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 Shikarpur

- Barasau1,368 people
- Fatahabad1,363 people
- Ajijabad1,357 people
- Jalaluddinpur Ginauri1,357 people
- Salbahanpur1,321 people
- Nagla Lutf Alipur1,276 people
- Beram Nagar1,270 people
- Nawada1,267 people

[All 182 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bulandshahr/shikarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gangabaj?1,323 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangabaj in?Bulandshahr district (Shikarpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangabaj?68.8% (Census 2011)