About Gangtaria Village

Gangtaria is a mid sized village in Bardiha tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 287 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangtaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangtaria village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bardiha
Pincode	822114
Area (hectares)	116 hectares
Population	567
Male Population	287
Female Population	280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangtaria compares

By the 2011 count Gangtaria is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,724 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gangtaria

Gangtaria is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gangtaria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gangtaria from other places

Gangtaria lies about 21 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Untari Road, about 9.0 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 Gangtaria
Tehsil headquarters	Bardiha	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Untari Road	9.0 km
Nearest town	Bishrāmpur	21 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	21 km

Villages closest to Gangtaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangtaria village had a population of 567. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,724 residents.

Gangtaria village has 287 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangtaria has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Gangtaria is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangtaria covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangtaria falls under Bardiha tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gangtaria is Untari Road, about 9.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangtaria.

Gangtaria is about 21 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangtaria is in Bardiha tehsil of Garhwa district. Bardiha is about 3.8 km away. Untari Road is about 9.0 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.