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About Gangti Village

Gangti is a large village in Khaira tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,455, made up of 1,263 males and 1,192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Khaira
Pincode 811305
Area (hectares) 213 hectares
Population 2,455
Male Population 1,263
Female Population 1,192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangti compares

By the 2011 count Gangti is the 35th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Gangti

Gangti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gangti from other places

Gangti lies about 14 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Gidhaur, about 7.6 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 Gangti
Nearest railway station Gidhaur 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaira 9.1 km
Nearest town Jhajha 12 km
District headquarters Jamui 14 km

Villages closest to Gangti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangti village had a population of 2,455. That makes it the 35th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents.

Gangti village has 1,263 males and 1,192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangti has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Gangti is 811305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangti covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangti falls under Khaira tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangti is Gidhaur, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangti.

Gangti 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.

Gangti is in Khaira tehsil of Jamui district. Gidhaur is about 7.6 km away. Khaira is about 9.1 km away. Jhajha is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangobandar (under 2 km), Gadi Bishunpur (under 2 km) and Tola Kewalpharaita (1.7 km).

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

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