About Gangaili Village

Gangaili is one of the larger villages in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,013, made up of 2,616 males and 2,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622 hectares hectares.

Gangaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangaili village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares)	622 hectares
Population	5,013
Male Population	2,616
Female Population	2,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangaili compares

By the 2011 count Gangaili is the 13th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 622 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Gangaili

Gangaili is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangaili as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 11 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 10 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	Ranipatra	10 km
District headquarters	Purnia	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krityanand Nagar	14 km

Villages closest to Gangaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangaili village had a population of 5,013. That makes it the 13th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Gangaili village has 2,616 males and 2,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangaili has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Gangaili covers 622 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangaili falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangaili is Ranipatra, about 10 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 village for Gangaili.

Gangaili is about 11 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 Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 10 km away. Purnia is about 11 km away. Krityanand Nagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.