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About Gangtua Village

Gangtua is a mid sized village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 290 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares.

Gangtua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangtua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kutumba
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 290
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangtua compares

By the 2011 count Gangtua is the 128th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gangtua

Gangtua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangtua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangtua from other places

Gangtua lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gangtua
Tehsil headquarters Kutumba 13 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 18 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 18 km
Nearest railway station Barkisalaiya 26 km

Villages closest to Gangtua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kutumba tehsil.

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 Gangtua

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangtua village had a population of 530. That makes it the 128th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Gangtua village has 290 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangtua has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Gangtua covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangtua falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangtua is Barkisalaiya, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Gangtua.

Gangtua is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangtua is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 13 km away. Aurangabad is about 18 km away. Aurangābād is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Iriyap (under 2 km), Majhauli (under 2 km) and Dariapur (under 2 km).

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

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