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About Gangea Village

Gangea is a mid sized village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 466 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Gangea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangea village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 466
Female Population 431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangea compares

By the 2011 count Gangea is the 43rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Gangea

Gangea is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangea as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakra, Darheta, Dhamaul and Dhondar. 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.

Common questions about Gangea

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangea village had a population of 897. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Gangea village has 466 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangea has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Gangea covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangea falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The census record for Gangea notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gangea is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gangea today is likely to be higher.

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