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About Gangwani Village

Gangwani is a large village in Punahana tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,942, made up of 1,521 males and 1,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 121104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangwani village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Mewat
Tehsil Punahana
Pincode 121104
Area (hectares) 303 hectares
Population 2,942
Male Population 1,521
Female Population 1,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangwani compares

By the 2011 count Gangwani is the 31st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents. Its 303 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gangwani

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

Gangwani lies about 30 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Banchari, about 26 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 Gangwani
Tehsil headquarters Punahana 8.2 km
Nearest town Pūnāhāna 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Banchari 26 km
District headquarters Mewat 30 km

Villages closest to Gangwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangwani village had a population of 2,942. That makes it the 31st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents.

Gangwani village has 1,521 males and 1,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangwani has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Gangwani is 121104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangwani covers 303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangwani falls under Punahana tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Gangwani is Banchari, about 26 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gangwani.

Gangwani is about 30 km from Mewat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangwani is in Punahana tehsil of Mewat district. Punahana is about 8.2 km away. Pūnāhāna is about 8.2 km away. Banchari is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakh (under 2 km), Papri (under 2 km) and Akbarpur (1.6 km).

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

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