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About Khal Ganw Village

Khal Ganw is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 476 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Khal Ganw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khal Ganw village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 476
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khal Ganw compares

By the 2011 count Khal Ganw is the 123rd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Khal Ganw

Khal Ganw is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khal Ganw as Available within <5 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 Khal Ganw from other places

Khal Ganw lies about 21 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 4.4 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 Khal Ganw
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 4.4 km
Nearest town Kataiya 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 21 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 21 km

Villages closest to Khal Ganw

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kuchaikote 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 Khal Ganw

As per the Census of India 2011, Khal Ganw village had a population of 902. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Khal Ganw village has 476 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khal Ganw has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Khal Ganw covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khal Ganw falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khal Ganw is Bathua Bazar, about 4.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khal Ganw.

Khal Ganw is about 21 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khal Ganw is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bathua Bazar is about 4.4 km away. Kataiya is about 16 km away. Kuchaikote is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanri Partap (under 2 km), Rampur Jaga (under 2 km) and Chandi Ojha (under 2 km).

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

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