About Gangsara Village

Gangsara is one of the larger villages in Sarairanjan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,868, made up of 3,508 males and 3,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.4 hectares hectares.

Gangsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangsara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Sarairanjan
Area (hectares)	394.4 hectares
Population	6,868
Male Population	3,508
Female Population	3,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangsara compares

By the 2011 count Gangsara is the 14th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,787 residents. Its 394.4 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Gangsara

Gangsara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangsara 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 Gangsara from other places

Gangsara lies about 18 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Nazir Ganj, 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 Gangsara
Tehsil headquarters	Sarairanjan	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Nazir Ganj	10 km
Nearest town	Dalsingh Sarai	14 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	18 km

Villages closest to Gangsara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangsara village had a population of 6,868. That makes it the 14th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,787 residents.

Gangsara village has 3,508 males and 3,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangsara has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Gangsara covers 394.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gangsara falls under Sarairanjan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangsara is Nazir Ganj, about 10 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 Gangsara.

Gangsara is about 18 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangsara is in Sarairanjan tehsil of Samastipur district. Sarairanjan is about 6.1 km away. Nazir Ganj is about 10 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.