About Gangina Village

Gangina is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 300 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangina village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	294 hectares
Population	599
Male Population	300
Female Population	299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangina compares

By the 2011 count Gangina is the 49th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gangina

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

Gangina lies about 12 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 18 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 Gangina
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	6.0 km
District headquarters	Khunti	12 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	18 km

Villages closest to Gangina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangina village had a population of 599. That makes it the 49th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Gangina village has 300 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangina has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gangina is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangina covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangina falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gangina is Karra, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Gangina.

Gangina is about 12 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangina is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 6.0 km away. Khunti is about 12 km away. Karra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.