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About Gangwara Village

Gangwara is a mid sized village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 257 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.03 hectares hectares.

Gangwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 144.03 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 257
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangwara compares

By the 2011 count Gangwara is the 167th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 144.03 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gangwara

Gangwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangwara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangwara from other places

Gangwara lies about 60 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Barwaha, about 7.2 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 Gangwara
Nearest railway station Barwaha 7.2 km
Nearest town Barwāh 8.0 km
District headquarters Khargone 60 km

Villages closest to Gangwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangwara village had a population of 525. That makes it the 167th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Gangwara village has 257 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangwara has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Gangwara covers 144.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangwara falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangwara is Barwaha, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gangwara.

Gangwara is about 60 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangwara is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Barwaha is about 7.2 km away. Barwāh is about 8.0 km away. Khargone is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Astaria (under 2 km), Hamirpura (1.7 km) and Belam Bujurg (2.1 km).

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

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