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About Gangulia Village

Gangulia is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 91 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangulia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816011
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 91
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Gangulia compares

By the 2011 count Gangulia is the 133rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Gangulia

Gangulia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangulia 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 Gangulia from other places

Gangulia lies about 40 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 11 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 Gangulia
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 11 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 12 km
District headquarters Pakur 40 km

Villages closest to Gangulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangulia village had a population of 176. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Gangulia village has 91 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangulia has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Gangulia is 816011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangulia covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangulia falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gangulia is Adalpahari, about 11 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 Gangulia.

Gangulia is about 40 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangulia is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 7.2 km away. Adalpahari is about 11 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.

The closest recorded villages are Balia Katra (under 2 km), Palasi (under 2 km) and Madhupur (1.7 km).

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

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