About Gangania Village

Gangania is one of the larger villages in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,676, made up of 4,612 males and 4,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangania village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sultanganj
Pincode	811211
Area (hectares)	1246 hectares
Population	8,676
Male Population	4,612
Female Population	4,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gangania compares

By the 2011 count Gangania is the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 1246 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Gangania

Gangania is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangania as Available within 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangania from other places

Gangania lies about 32 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about under 2 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 Gangania
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sultanganj	8.2 km
Nearest town	Sultānganj	8.2 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	32 km

Villages closest to Gangania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangania village had a population of 8,676. That makes it the 4th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Gangania village has 4,612 males and 4,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangania has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Gangania is 811211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangania covers 1246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangania falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangania is Khariapipra Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Gangania is about 32 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangania is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Khariapipra Halt is about under 2 km away. Sultanganj is about 8.2 km away. Sultānganj is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.