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About Gangia Village

Gangia is a mid sized village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,941, made up of 1,016 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares.

Gangia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 1,941
Male Population 1,016
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangia compares

By the 2011 count Gangia is the 50th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Gangia

Gangia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangia from other places

Gangia lies about 88 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Olapur, about 3.3 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 Gangia
Nearest railway station Olapur 3.3 km
Nearest town Khagaria 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 17 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 88 km

Villages closest to Gangia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangia village had a population of 1,941. That makes it the 50th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Gangia village has 1,016 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangia has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Gangia covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangia falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangia is Olapur, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance for Gangia.

Gangia is about 88 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangia is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Olapur is about 3.3 km away. Khagaria is about 8.9 km away. Bahadurpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindpur (2.6 km), Kalyanpur (5.0 km) and Bankipur (6.4 km).

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

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