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About Gangti Village

Gangti is a mid sized village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 334 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5 hectares hectares.

Gangti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 5 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 334
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangti compares

By the 2011 count Gangti is the 107th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 5 hectares work out to about 128 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 137 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bijuli, about 8.3 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 Bijuli 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 11 km
Nearest town Darbhanga 12 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 137 km

Villages closest to Gangti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangti village had a population of 642. That makes it the 107th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Gangti village has 334 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangti has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Gangti covers 5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 128 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gangti falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangti is Bijuli, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gangti.

Gangti is about 137 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangti is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bijuli is about 8.3 km away. Jagdishpur is about 11 km away. Darbhanga is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpur (under 2 km), Satghara (4.5 km) and Kharaunikathanni (7.3 km).

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

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