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About Gangayach Village

Gangayach is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,525, made up of 810 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.04 hectares hectares.

Gangayach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangayach village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Area (hectares) 581.04 hectares
Population 1,525
Male Population 810
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangayach compares

By the 2011 count Gangayach is the 59th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 581.04 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Gangayach

Gangayach is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangayach 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangayach from other places

Gangayach lies about 13 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 10 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 Gangayach
Nearest railway station Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur 10 km
Nearest town Mahārājpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 13 km

Villages closest to Gangayach

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangayach village had a population of 1,525. That makes it the 59th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Gangayach village has 810 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangayach has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Gangayach covers 581.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangayach falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangayach is Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur, about 10 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 village for Gangayach.

Gangayach is about 13 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangayach is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Maharaja Chhatrasal Station Chhatarpur is about 10 km away. Mahārājpur is about 12 km away. Chhatarpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barayach Khera (2.0 km), Thara (2.5 km) and Maharajganj (3.2 km).

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

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