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Ganj

गंज
Obra mandal
Pincode 824124
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Ganj observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temple in Obra mandal

The principal temple recorded for Obra mandal is Hilsa Chhath Talab. No temple of this dedication is on record within Ganj itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Patna Sahib
PC 30
→VS
Bakhtiarpur
AC 180
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
REKHA DEVI
Contact: 82****0242
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LGD code
253267
Pincode
824124
Post office
Obra (Aurangabad(BH))
Population
1,230
Households
202
Literacy rate
68.9%
Sex ratio
869 ♀/1000♂
Workers
305
Census 2011 · in context

How Ganj compares

By population, Ganj ranks #57 of 151 villages in Obra mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.9%
+10.0% vs mandal average
Ganj68.9%
Obra mandal58.9%
Aurangabad district57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
869
−57 vs mandal average
Ganj869
Obra mandal926
Household size
people per home
6.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Ganj6.1
Obra mandal6.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ganj at a glance

Ganj is a village of 1,230 people in 202 households (Census 2011) in Obra block, Aurangabad district, Bihar, the 57th-largest of 151 villages in Obra block. Literacy is 69%, 10 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 869 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824124, served by Obra (Aurangabad(BH)) post office; the LGD village code is 253267. The sarpanch is REKHA DEVI, and the village votes in Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao. The population is estimated at 1,450 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ganj · this village1,23069%—
Sarsauli · Obra3,89560%—
Mahthu · Obra2,74561%—
Dekuli · Obra2,14961%—
Shankarpur · Obra1,89653%—
Chichmhi · Obra1,01545%—
Ziauddinpur · Obra96160%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ganj

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
1
Power hours (winter)
2
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
AURANGABAD
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
15
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Sarsauli
Total area (ha)
102
Irrigated area (ha)
87.53
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Ganj

LGD code
253267
Pincode
824124
Post office
Obra (Aurangabad(BH))
Population (Census 2011)
1,230
Population (projected 2026)
1,450
Households
202
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
869
Literacy rate
68.9%
Lok Sabha constituency
Patna Sahib
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bakhtiarpur
Member of Parliament
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Member of Legislative Assembly
Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
REKHA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Obra
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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