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About Gangau Village

Gangau is a small village in Malthon tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 256 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.2 hectares hectares.

Gangau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Malthon
Area (hectares) 359.2 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 256
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangau compares

By the 2011 count Gangau is the 111th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 359.2 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, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Gangau

Gangau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangau as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gangau from other places

Gangau lies about 53 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Mohasa, about 26 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 Gangau
Tehsil headquarters Malthon 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Mohasa 26 km
Nearest town Khurai 32 km
District headquarters Sagar 53 km

Villages closest to Gangau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangau village had a population of 466. That makes it the 111th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Gangau village has 256 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangau has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Gangau covers 359.2 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.

Gangau falls under Malthon tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangau is Mohasa, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangau.

Gangau is about 53 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangau is in Malthon tehsil of Sagar district. Malthon is about 4.0 km away. Mohasa is about 26 km away. Khurai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andela (2.1 km), Baghoniya (2.1 km) and Mandri (2.3 km).

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

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