About Gangti Village

Gangti is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,338, made up of 710 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares.

Gangti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangti village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	141 hectares
Population	1,338
Male Population	710
Female Population	628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangti compares

By the 2011 count Gangti is the 62nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Gangti

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

How far is Gangti from other places

Gangti lies about 14 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 4.5 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 Gangti
Nearest railway station	Barahat Junction	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	14 km
District headquarters	Banka	14 km
Nearest town	Bānka	14 km

Villages closest to Gangti

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

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Common questions about Gangti

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangti village had a population of 1,338. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Gangti village has 710 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangti has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Gangti covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangti falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangti is Barahat Junction, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gangti is about 14 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangti is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 4.5 km away. Dhuraiya is about 14 km away. Banka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.