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About Gangta Village

Gangta is a village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Gangta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Area (hectares) 70 hectares

How far is Gangta from other places

Gangta lies about 62 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 6.5 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 Gangta
Nearest railway station Mandar Hill 6.5 km
Nearest town Godda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraiyahat 26 km
District headquarters Dumka 62 km

Villages closest to Gangta

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

Gangta covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census.

Gangta falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gangta is Mandar Hill, about 6.5 km away in a straight line.

Gangta is about 62 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangta is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Mandar Hill is about 6.5 km away. Godda is about 12 km away. Saraiyahat 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 Bhoria (1.5 km), Ranga (1.7 km) and Ranga Asna (1.7 km).

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

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