About Gangad Village

Gangad is one of the larger villages in Bavla tehsil, in the district of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,660, made up of 2,975 males and 2,685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3696.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangad village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Ahmadabad
Tehsil	Bavla
Pincode	382240
Area (hectares)	3696.33 hectares
Population	5,660
Male Population	2,975
Female Population	2,685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gangad compares

By the 2011 count Gangad is the 4th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,572 residents. Its 3696.33 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gangad

Gangad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gangad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangad from other places

Gangad lies about 50 km from Ahmadabad, and the nearest railway station is Koth Gangad, about 6.1 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 Gangad
Nearest railway station	Koth Gangad	6.1 km
Nearest town	Dholka	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bavla	19 km
District headquarters	Ahmadabad	50 km

Villages closest to Gangad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangad village had a population of 5,660. That makes it the 4th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,572 residents.

Gangad village has 2,975 males and 2,685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangad has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Gangad is 382240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangad covers 3696.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangad falls under Bavla tehsil of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gangad is Koth Gangad, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangad.

Gangad is about 50 km from Ahmadabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangad is in Bavla tehsil of Ahmadabad district. Koth Gangad is about 6.1 km away. Dholka is about 18 km away. Bavla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.