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About Gangan Heri Village

Gangan Heri is a mid sized village in Barara tehsil, in the district of Ambala, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 638 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 133204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangan Heri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangan Heri village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Ambala
Tehsil Barara
Pincode 133204
Area (hectares) 418 hectares
Population 1,197
Male Population 638
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangan Heri compares

By the 2011 count Gangan Heri is the 67th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents. Its 418 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Gangan Heri

Gangan Heri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangan Heri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangan Heri from other places

Gangan Heri lies about 29 km from Ambala. 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 Gangan Heri
Tehsil headquarters Barara 12 km
Nearest town Barāra 12 km
District headquarters Ambala 29 km

Villages closest to Gangan Heri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barara 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 Gangan Heri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangan Heri village had a population of 1,197. That makes it the 67th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents.

Gangan Heri village has 638 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangan Heri has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Gangan Heri is 133204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangan Heri covers 418 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangan Heri falls under Barara tehsil of Ambala district in Haryana.

The census record for Gangan Heri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangan Heri.

Gangan Heri is about 29 km from Ambala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangan Heri is in Barara tehsil of Ambala district. Barara is about 12 km away. Barāra is about 12 km away. Ambala is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talheri Gujran (under 2 km), Kakar Kunda (1.5 km) and Dhanaura (2.5 km).

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

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