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About Gangadi Village

Gangadi is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 670 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangadi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 1,342
Male Population 670
Female Population 672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangadi compares

By the 2011 count Gangadi is the 32nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Gangadi

Gangadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gangadi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dumurdiha, Durku, Galusingi and Gamarkocha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gangadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangadi village had a population of 1,342. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Gangadi village has 670 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangadi has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Gangadi is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangadi covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangadi falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gangadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gangadi.

Gangadi is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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