About Gangal Village

Gangal is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 303 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 647.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	185154
Area (hectares)	647.5 hectares
Population	588
Male Population	303
Female Population	285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangal compares

By the 2011 count Gangal is the 130th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 647.5 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gangal

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

Gangal lies about 7.1 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 4.2 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 Gangal
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Jammu Tawi	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	7.1 km
District headquarters	Jammu	7.1 km

Villages closest to Gangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangal village had a population of 588. That makes it the 130th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Gangal village has 303 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangal has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gangal is 185154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangal covers 647.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangal falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gangal is Jammu Tawi, about 4.2 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 Gangal.

Gangal is about 7.1 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangal is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 3.6 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 4.2 km away. Akhnoor is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.