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About Gangaili Village

Gangaili is a large village in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,478, made up of 1,828 males and 1,650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Pincode 854202
Area (hectares) 441 hectares
Population 3,478
Male Population 1,828
Female Population 1,650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangaili compares

By the 2011 count Gangaili is the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Gangaili

Gangaili is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangaili as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gangaili from other places

Gangaili lies about 28 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, about 3.1 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 Gangaili
Nearest railway station Banmankhi Junction 3.1 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 3.5 km
District headquarters Purnia 28 km

Villages closest to Gangaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangaili village had a population of 3,478. That makes it the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Gangaili village has 1,828 males and 1,650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangaili has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Gangaili is 854202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangaili covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangaili falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangaili is Banmankhi Junction, about 3.1 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 km distance for Gangaili.

Gangaili is about 28 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangaili is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Banmankhi Junction is about 3.1 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 3.4 km away. Banmankhi is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhokardhara (1.9 km), Bishunpurdat (2.1 km) and Maharajganj (2.9 km).

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

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