About Gangath Village

Gangath is a large village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,194, made up of 2,160 males and 2,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangath village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176204
Area (hectares)	351.95 hectares
Population	4,194
Male Population	2,160
Female Population	2,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangath compares

By the 2011 count Gangath is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 351.95 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gangath

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

How far is Gangath from other places

Gangath lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 6.8 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 Gangath
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	10 km
Nearest town	Mamun	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	44 km

Villages closest to Gangath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangath village had a population of 4,194. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Gangath village has 2,160 males and 2,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangath has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Gangath is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangath covers 351.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangath falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangath is Nurpur Road, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gangath.

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

Gangath is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 6.8 km away. Nurpur is about 10 km away. Mamun is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.