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About Gangi Village

Gangi is a small village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 216 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Pincode 824201
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 216
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
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 Gangi compares

By the 2011 count Gangi is the 88th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gangi

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

Gangi lies about 36 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 32 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 Gangi
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 4.6 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 13 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 32 km
District headquarters Gaya 36 km

Villages closest to Gangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangi village had a population of 455. That makes it the 88th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Gangi village has 216 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangi has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Gangi covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangi falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangi is Tankuppa, about 32 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 Gangi.

Gangi is about 36 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangi is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 4.6 km away. Sherghāti is about 13 km away. Tankuppa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharhar (under 2 km), Kharne (under 2 km) and Bariya (under 2 km).

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

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