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About Gangotri Village

Gangotri is a small village in Oudgi tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 171 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangotri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangotri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Oudgi
Pincode 497231
Area (hectares) 368.21 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 171
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangotri compares

By the 2011 count Gangotri is the 78th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 368.21 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gangotri

Gangotri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangotri 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. The nearest villages by name are Dawansara, Deodhi, Dharsedi and Dhoor. 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 Gangotri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangotri village had a population of 342. That makes it the 78th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Gangotri village has 171 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangotri has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Gangotri is 497231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangotri covers 368.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangotri falls under Oudgi tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gangotri 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 10+ km distance for Gangotri.

Gangotri is in Oudgi tehsil of Surguja 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 Gangotri today is likely to be higher.

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