About Gangra Village

Gangra is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,719, made up of 874 males and 845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1433.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Basia
Pincode	835229
Area (hectares)	1433.58 hectares
Population	1,719
Male Population	874
Female Population	845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangra compares

By the 2011 count Gangra is the 9th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 1433.58 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Gangra

Gangra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gangra from other places

Gangra lies about 30 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 13 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 Gangra
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basia	14 km
District headquarters	Gumla	30 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	30 km

Villages closest to Gangra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangra village had a population of 1,719. That makes it the 9th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Gangra village has 874 males and 845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangra has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Gangra is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangra covers 1433.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangra falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gangra is Bakaspur, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangra.

Gangra is about 30 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangra is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 13 km away. Basia is about 14 km away. Gumla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.