About Gangwa Village

Gangwa is a mid sized village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,490, made up of 742 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares.

Gangwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Ekma
Area (hectares)	65 hectares
Population	1,490
Male Population	742
Female Population	748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangwa compares

By the 2011 count Gangwa is the 45th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Gangwa

Gangwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gangwa from other places

Gangwa lies about 6.1 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Mahendranath Halt, about 6.7 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 Gangwa
District headquarters	Saran	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Mahendranath Halt	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ekma	7.6 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	11 km

Villages closest to Gangwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangwa village had a population of 1,490. That makes it the 45th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Gangwa village has 742 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangwa has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Gangwa covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gangwa falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangwa is Mahendranath Halt, about 6.7 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 - 10 km distance for Gangwa.

Gangwa is about 6.1 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangwa is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 6.1 km away. Mahendranath Halt is about 6.7 km away. Ekma is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.