About Gatanga Village

Gatanga is a mid sized village in Samaguri tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,182, made up of 586 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatanga village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Nagaon
Tehsil	Samaguri
Pincode	782125
Area (hectares)	271.55 hectares
Population	1,182
Male Population	586
Female Population	596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gatanga compares

By the 2011 count Gatanga is the 102nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,823 residents. Its 271.55 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Gatanga

Gatanga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gatanga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Deuthan, Gabharujuri, Garahsuk and Garumara No 1. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gatanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatanga village had a population of 1,182. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,823 residents.

Gatanga village has 586 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatanga has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Gatanga is 782125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatanga covers 271.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gatanga falls under Samaguri tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The census record for Gatanga notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gatanga.

Gatanga is in Samaguri tehsil of Nagaon district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.