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About Gangai Village

Gangai is a mid sized village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 674 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624.9 hectares hectares.

Gangai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 624.9 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 674
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangai compares

By the 2011 count Gangai is the 21st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 624.9 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gangai

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

How far is Gangai from other places

Gangai lies about 56 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Binaiki, about 38 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 Gangai
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnadon 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Binaiki 38 km
Nearest town Gotegaon 50 km
District headquarters Seoni 56 km

Villages closest to Gangai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangai village had a population of 1,285. That makes it the 21st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Gangai village has 674 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangai has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Gangai covers 624.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangai falls under Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangai is Binaiki, about 38 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 - 10 km distance for Gangai.

Gangai is about 56 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangai is in Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Lakhnadon is about 4.4 km away. Binaiki is about 38 km away. Gotegaon is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palka (1.9 km), Karanpur (2.3 km) and Karanpur Mal (2.3 km).

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

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