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About Gangra Village

Gangra is one of the larger villages in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,680, made up of 4,051 males and 3,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626 hectares hectares.

Gangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Gidhaur
Area (hectares) 626 hectares
Population 7,680
Male Population 4,051
Female Population 3,629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangra compares

By the 2011 count Gangra is the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 626 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Gangra

Gangra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gangra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangra from other places

Gangra lies about 14 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Gidhaur, about 2.1 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 Gangra
Nearest railway station Gidhaur 2.1 km
Nearest town Jhajha 9.4 km
District headquarters Jamui 14 km

Villages closest to Gangra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangra village had a population of 7,680. That makes it the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Gangra village has 4,051 males and 3,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangra has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Gangra covers 626 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangra falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangra is Gidhaur, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gangra.

Gangra is about 14 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangra is in Gidhaur tehsil of Jamui district. Gidhaur is about 2.1 km away. Jhajha is about 9.4 km away. Jamui is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ketru Nawada (under 2 km), Sansarpur (under 2 km) and Banjhulia (1.5 km).

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

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