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About Gangaura Village

Gangaura is a large village in Bihariganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,983, made up of 2,082 males and 1,901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.82 hectares hectares.

Gangaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Bihariganj
Area (hectares) 271.82 hectares
Population 3,983
Male Population 2,082
Female Population 1,901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangaura compares

By the 2011 count Gangaura is the 16th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,043 residents. Its 271.82 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Gangaura

Gangaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangaura 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangaura from other places

Gangaura lies about 26 km from Madhepura. 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 Gangaura
Tehsil headquarters Bihariganj 5.7 km
Nearest town Bihārīganj 5.7 km
District headquarters Madhepura 26 km

Villages closest to Gangaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangaura village had a population of 3,983. That makes it the 16th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,043 residents.

Gangaura village has 2,082 males and 1,901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangaura has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Gangaura covers 271.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangaura falls under Bihariganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The census record for Gangaura notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Gangaura.

Gangaura is about 26 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangaura is in Bihariganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Bihariganj is about 5.7 km away. Bihārīganj is about 5.7 km away. Madhepura is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur Nisf (4.5 km), Goalpara (4.6 km) and Bihariganj (5.7 km).

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

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