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About Gangpalia Village

Gangpalia is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,375, made up of 653 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Gangpalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangpalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 1,375
Male Population 653
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangpalia compares

By the 2011 count Gangpalia is the 41st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gangpalia

Gangpalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangpalia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangpalia from other places

Gangpalia lies about 26 km from Siwan. 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 Gangpalia
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 6.9 km
Nearest town Mairwa 11 km
District headquarters Siwan 26 km

Villages closest to Gangpalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangpalia village had a population of 1,375. That makes it the 41st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Gangpalia village has 653 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangpalia has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Gangpalia covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangpalia falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The census record for Gangpalia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Gangpalia.

Gangpalia is about 26 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangpalia is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 6.9 km away. Mairwa is about 11 km away. Siwan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasihari (under 2 km), Misraulia (under 2 km) and Bhitauli (1.5 km).

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

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