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About Gangnal Village

Gangnal is a large village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,570, made up of 1,321 males and 1,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangnal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 585223
Area (hectares) 580.13 hectares
Population 2,570
Male Population 1,321
Female Population 1,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangnal compares

By the 2011 count Gangnal is the 33rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents. Its 580.13 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 994.

Getting to Gangnal

Gangnal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangnal as Available within village. 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 Gangnal from other places

Gangnal lies about 44 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 39 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 Gangnal
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 12 km
Nearest town Shāhpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Thangundi 39 km
District headquarters Yadgir 44 km

Villages closest to Gangnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangnal village had a population of 2,570. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents.

Gangnal village has 1,321 males and 1,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangnal has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Gangnal is 585223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangnal covers 580.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangnal falls under Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gangnal is Thangundi, about 39 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangnal.

Gangnal is about 44 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangnal is in Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district. Shahpur is about 12 km away. Shāhpur is about 12 km away. Thangundi is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shettikera (1.8 km), Dariyapur (2.7 km) and Nagnatgi (4.1 km).

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

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