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About Gangasagar Village

Gangasagar is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 32 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.51 hectares hectares.

Gangasagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangasagar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Ramnagar
Area (hectares) 268.51 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 32
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangasagar compares

By the 2011 count Gangasagar is the 162nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 268.51 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 978.

Getting to Gangasagar

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

Gangasagar lies about 50 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Vijay Sota, 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 Gangasagar
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Vijay Sota 26 km
Nearest town Beohāri 34 km
District headquarters Satna 50 km

Villages closest to Gangasagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangasagar village had a population of 56. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Gangasagar village has 32 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangasagar has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Gangasagar covers 268.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangasagar falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangasagar is Vijay Sota, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangasagar.

Gangasagar is about 50 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangasagar is in Ramnagar tehsil of Satna district. Ramnagar is about 4.6 km away. Vijay Sota is about 26 km away. Beohāri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karaundiya (under 2 km), Bamhanadi (under 2 km) and Bhitari (under 2 km).

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

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