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About Gangai Village

Gangai is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 195 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.16 hectares hectares.

Gangai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Seoni
Area (hectares) 218.16 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 195
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangai compares

By the 2011 count Gangai is the 212th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 218.16 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 952.

Getting to Gangai

Gangai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gangai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 8.6 km from Seoni. 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
Nearest railway station Seoni 8.6 km

Villages closest to Gangai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni 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 352. That makes it the 212th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Gangai village has 195 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangai has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Gangai covers 218.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gangai is Seoni, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangai.

Gangai is about 8.6 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 Seoni tehsil of Seoni district. Seoni is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangai (under 2 km), Sargapur (2.6 km) and Karhaiya (2.6 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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