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About Gangajal Village

Gangajal is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 496 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangajal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangajal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 495557
Area (hectares) 335.93 hectares
Population 1,003
Male Population 496
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangajal compares

By the 2011 count Gangajal is the 59th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 335.93 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Gangajal

Gangajal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangajal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Darri, Deori, Dharashiv and Dindoldih. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gangajal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangajal village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 59th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Gangajal village has 496 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangajal has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Gangajal is 495557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangajal covers 335.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangajal falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gangajal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Gangajal.

Gangajal is in Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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