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- LGD code
- 229961
- Pincode
- 841508
- Post office
- Bijaipur (Gopalganj)
- Population
- 775
- Households
- 130
- Literacy rate
- 62.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1106 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 161
Census 2011 · in context
How Ganga Chhapar compares
By population, Ganga Chhapar ranks #68 of 143 villages in Bijaipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.1%
+8.6% vs mandal average
Ganga Chhapar62.1%
Bijaipur mandal53.5%
Gopalganj district54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,106
+22 vs mandal average
Ganga Chhapar1,106
Bijaipur mandal1,084
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
Ganga Chhapar6.0
Bijaipur mandal6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ganga Chhapar at a glance
Ganga Chhapar is a village of 775 people in 130 households (Census 2011) in Bijaipur block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 68th-largest of 143 villages in Bijaipur block. Literacy is 62%, 9 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,106 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841508, served by Bijaipur (Gopalganj) post office; the LGD village code is 229961. The village votes in Minapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Kumar. The population is estimated at 914 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Musahari →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganga Chhapar · this village | 775 | 62% | — |
| Musahri · Bijaipur | 3,124 | 58% | — |
| Birwat · Bijaipur | 1,717 | 51% | — |
| Kohrauliya · Bijaipur | 1,133 | 61% | — |
| Parsa · Bijaipur | 736 | 44% | — |
| Bishunpura · Bijaipur | 602 | 54% | — |
| Ranipur · Bijaipur | 566 | 64% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ganga Chhapar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 53
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MUSAHRI
- Total area (ha)
- 53
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 36.98
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ganga Chhapar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ganga Chhapar
- LGD code
- 229961
- Pincode
- 841508
- Post office
- Bijaipur (Gopalganj)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 775
- Population (projected 2026)
- 914
- Households
- 130
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1106
- Literacy rate
- 62.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vaishali
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Minapur
- Member of Parliament
- Veena Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ajay Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Bijaipur
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)