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About Gangot Village

Gangot is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 56 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177110
Area (hectares) 15.76 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 56
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangot compares

By the 2011 count Gangot is the 234th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 15.76 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Gangot

Gangot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangot as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gangot from other places

Gangot lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chintpurni Marg, about 11 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 Gangot
Nearest railway station Chintpurni Marg 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 13 km
Nearest town Talwāra 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km

Villages closest to Gangot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Gangot

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangot village had a population of 102. That makes it the 234th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Gangot village has 56 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangot has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Gangot is 177110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangot covers 15.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangot falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangot is Chintpurni Marg, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangot.

Gangot is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangot is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Chintpurni Marg is about 11 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 13 km away. Talwāra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahi (under 2 km), Moien (under 2 km) and Guhral (under 2 km).

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

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