About Gangauni Village

Gangauni is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,219, made up of 656 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangauni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	159 hectares
Population	1,219
Male Population	656
Female Population	563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangauni compares

By the 2011 count Gangauni is the 48th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Gangauni

Gangauni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangauni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gangauni from other places

Gangauni lies about 30 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 7.4 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 Gangauni
Nearest railway station	Biraul	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	19 km
Nearest town	Benipur	20 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	30 km

Villages closest to Gangauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangauni village had a population of 1,219. That makes it the 48th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Gangauni village has 656 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangauni has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Gangauni is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangauni covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangauni falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangauni is Biraul, about 7.4 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 village for Gangauni.

Gangauni is about 30 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangauni is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Biraul is about 7.4 km away. Mahishi is about 19 km away. Benipur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.