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About Gangwaha Village

Gangwaha is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,491, made up of 807 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1172.12 hectares hectares.

Gangwaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangwaha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 1172.12 hectares
Population 1,491
Male Population 807
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangwaha compares

By the 2011 count Gangwaha is the 58th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 1172.12 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Gangwaha

Gangwaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangwaha as Available within <5 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 Gangwaha from other places

Gangwaha lies about 31 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Duriyaganj, about 8.8 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 Gangwaha
Nearest railway station Duriyaganj 8.8 km
Nearest town Khajuraho Group of Monuments 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 21 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 31 km

Villages closest to Gangwaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangwaha village had a population of 1,491. That makes it the 58th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Gangwaha village has 807 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangwaha has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Gangwaha covers 1172.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangwaha falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangwaha is Duriyaganj, about 8.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangwaha.

Gangwaha is about 31 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangwaha is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Duriyaganj is about 8.8 km away. Khajuraho Group of Monuments is about 18 km away. Rajnagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Otapurwa (1.7 km), Bardwaha (3.0 km) and Rampura (3.1 km).

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

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