About Gangadah Village

Gangadah is a large village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,075, made up of 1,080 males and 995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangadah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangadah village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	816106
Area (hectares)	216 hectares
Population	2,075
Male Population	1,080
Female Population	995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
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 Gangadah compares

By the 2011 count Gangadah is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gangadah

Gangadah is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gangadah 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 Gangadah from other places

Gangadah lies about 28 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 6.0 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 Gangadah
Nearest railway station	Chatra	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maheshpur	9.8 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	12 km
District headquarters	Pakur	28 km

Villages closest to Gangadah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangadah village had a population of 2,075. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Gangadah village has 1,080 males and 995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangadah has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gangadah is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangadah covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangadah falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gangadah is Chatra, about 6.0 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 Gangadah.

Gangadah is about 28 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangadah is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Chatra is about 6.0 km away. Maheshpur is about 9.8 km away. Nalhāti is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.