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- LGD code
- 244772
- Pincode
- 801302
- Post office
- Hilsa
- Population
- 554
- Households
- 106
- Literacy rate
- 33%
- Sex ratio
- 986 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 212
Census 2011 · in context
How Gilanipur compares
By population, Gilanipur ranks #54 of 57 villages in Hilsa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
33.0%
−18.3% vs mandal average
- Gilanipur
- 33.0%
- Hilsa mandal
- 51.3%
- Nalanda district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
+66 vs mandal average
- Gilanipur
- 986
- Hilsa mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Gilanipur
- 5.2
- Hilsa mandal
- 6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gilanipur at a glance
Gilanipur is a village of 554 people in 106 households (Census 2011) in Hilsa block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 54th-largest of 57 villages in Hilsa block. Literacy is 33%, 18 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801302, served by Hilsa post office; the LGD village code is 244772. The village votes in Munger assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kumar Pranay. The population is estimated at 653 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chiksaura →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilanipur · this village | 554 | 33% | — |
| Chiksaura · Hilsa | 6,890 | 50% | — |
| Harbanspur · Hilsa | 717 | 41% | — |
| Marwa · Hilsa | 679 | 41% | — |
| Maranchi · Hilsa | 643 | 47% | — |
| Bazidpur · Hilsa | 389 | 54% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gilanipur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HILSA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 43
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chiksaura
- Total area (ha)
- 87
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 56.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gilanipur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gilanipur
- LGD code
- 244772
- Pincode
- 801302
- Post office
- Hilsa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 554
- Population (projected 2026)
- 653
- Households
- 106
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 986
- Literacy rate
- 33.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kumar Pranay
- Block / Mandal
- Hilsa
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 801302
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)