About Gangti Village

Gangti is a mid sized village in Ben tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 908 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangti village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ben
Pincode	803117
Area (hectares)	236 hectares
Population	1,658
Male Population	908
Female Population	750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	826
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 Gangti compares

By the 2011 count Gangti is the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

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 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 Gangti from other places

Gangti lies about 14 km from Nalanda. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ben	5.2 km
Nearest town	Silao	5.9 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	14 km

Villages closest to Gangti

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

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Common questions about Gangti

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangti village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Gangti village has 908 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangti has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Gangti is 803117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangti covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangti falls under Ben tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Gangti notes the nearest railway station 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 Gangti.

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

Gangti is in Ben tehsil of Nalanda district. Ben is about 5.2 km away. Silao is about 5.9 km away. Nalanda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.