About Gangwar Village

Gangwar is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 465 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangwar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Pincode	824201
Area (hectares)	151 hectares
Population	985
Male Population	465
Female Population	520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,118
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 Gangwar compares

By the 2011 count Gangwar is the 52nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gangwar

Gangwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangwar 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 Gangwar from other places

Gangwar lies about 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 23 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 Gangwar
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	7.4 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	10 km
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	23 km
District headquarters	Gaya	27 km

Villages closest to Gangwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangwar village had a population of 985. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Gangwar village has 465 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangwar has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Gangwar is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangwar covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangwar falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangwar is Tankuppa, about 23 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 Gangwar.

Gangwar is about 27 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangwar is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 7.4 km away. Bagaha is about 10 km away. Tankuppa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.