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About Ganga Village

Ganga is one of the larger villages in Dabwali tehsil, in the district of Sirsa, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,168, made up of 5,304 males and 4,864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 125051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganga village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Sirsa
Tehsil Dabwali
Pincode 125051
Area (hectares) 5138 hectares
Population 10,168
Male Population 5,304
Female Population 4,864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganga compares

By the 2011 count Ganga is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,101 residents. Its 5138 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Ganga

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

Ganga lies about 44 km from Sirsa, and the nearest railway station is Lohgarh Abub, about 14 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 Ganga
Nearest railway station Lohgarh Abub 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dabwali 19 km
Nearest town Dabwāli 19 km
District headquarters Sirsa 44 km

Villages closest to Ganga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganga village had a population of 10,168. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,101 residents.

Ganga village has 5,304 males and 4,864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganga has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Ganga is 125051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganga covers 5138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganga falls under Dabwali tehsil of Sirsa district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Ganga is Lohgarh Abub, about 14 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 Ganga.

Ganga is about 44 km from Sirsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganga is in Dabwali tehsil of Sirsa district. Lohgarh Abub is about 14 km away. Dabwali is about 19 km away. Dabwāli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Modi (3.1 km), Giddar Khera (3.9 km) and Lambi (5.5 km).

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

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