About Gangata Village

Gangata is a large village in Narhat tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,045, made up of 1,061 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares.

Gangata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangata village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Narhat
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	2,045
Male Population	1,061
Female Population	984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangata compares

By the 2011 count Gangata is the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gangata

Gangata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gangata 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangata from other places

Gangata lies about 14 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Narhat Halt, about 5.3 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 Gangata
Tehsil headquarters	Narhat	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Narhat Halt	5.3 km
Nearest town	Hisua	5.5 km
District headquarters	Nawada	14 km

Villages closest to Gangata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangata village had a population of 2,045. That makes it the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents.

Gangata village has 1,061 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangata has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Gangata covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangata falls under Narhat tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangata is Narhat Halt, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Gangata.

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

Gangata is in Narhat tehsil of Nawada district. Narhat is about 3.6 km away. Narhat Halt is about 5.3 km away. Hisua is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.