Gangapur, Banmankhi, Purnia, Bihar, India

Content updated on November 5, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gangapur


The village Gangapur is located in Banmankhi C.D.Block of Purnia District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Gangapur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Banmankhi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Murliganj, which is about 26 kilometers away from Gangapur.

Travel and Communication for Gangapur


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Gangapur,
Purnia,
Bihar, India
PIN - 852122

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gangapur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Gangapur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Gangapur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Gangapur


As per available data from the year 2009, 7453 persons live in 1460 house holds in the village Gangapur. There are 3556 female individuals and 3897 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.71% and males constitute 52.29% of the total population.

There are 1184 scheduled castes persons of which 543 are females and 641 are males. Females constitute 45.86% and males constitute 54.14% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 15.89% of the total population.

There are 5 scheduled tribes persons of which 4 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 80% and males constitute 20% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.07% of the total population.

Population density of Gangapur is 1244.24 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gangapur


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Total area of Gangapur is 599 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 471.75 ha. About 246.75 ha is un-irrigated area. About 225 ha is irrigated area. About 189 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 36 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 68.1 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 6 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 3.15 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 50 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Gangapur


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Murliganj, which is less than 5 kms away from Gangapur.

There are 4 government primary schools in the village Gangapur.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Gangapur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Murliganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Gangapur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Banmankhi, which is more than 10 kms away from Gangapur.

Colleges in Gangapur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Banmankhi, which is 5-10 kms away from Gangapur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Gangapur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Katihar, which is more than 10 kms away from Gangapur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Gangapur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Gangapur.

Other Educational Facilities in Gangapur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Gangapur.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Gangapur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Gangapur.

Healthcare Facilities in Gangapur


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Gangapur.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Gangapur.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Gangapur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Gangapur.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Gangapur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Gangapur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Gangapur.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Gangapur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Gangapur.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Gangapur.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Gangapur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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