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About Gangai Village

Gangai is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 434 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 344.11 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 434
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangai compares

By the 2011 count Gangai is the 84th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 344.11 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Gangai

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

Gangai lies about 94 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 36 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 Gangai
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 24 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 36 km
District headquarters Raipur 94 km

Villages closest to Gangai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Gangai

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangai village had a population of 899. That makes it the 84th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Gangai village has 434 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangai has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Gangai is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangai covers 344.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangai falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gangai is Kotmi Sonar, about 36 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangai.

Gangai is about 94 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangai is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 24 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 24 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajarbhata (under 2 km), Marda (3.0 km) and Sarkhor (3.8 km).

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

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