About Gangta Village

Gangta is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,410, made up of 734 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares.

Gangta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Harnaut
Area (hectares)	79 hectares
Population	1,410
Male Population	734
Female Population	676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangta compares

By the 2011 count Gangta is the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Gangta

Gangta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangta 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangta from other places

Gangta lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 6.0 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 Gangta
Nearest railway station	Wena	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harnaut	6.8 km
Nearest town	Bakhtiarpur	14 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	22 km

Villages closest to Gangta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangta village had a population of 1,410. That makes it the 41st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Gangta village has 734 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangta has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Gangta covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gangta falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangta is Wena, about 6.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangta.

Gangta is about 22 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangta is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about 6.0 km away. Harnaut is about 6.8 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.