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About Gangalgaon Village

Gangalgaon is a large village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,808, made up of 1,437 males and 1,371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 851.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Chikhli
Pincode 443201
Area (hectares) 851.74 hectares
Population 2,808
Male Population 1,437
Female Population 1,371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Gangalgaon is the 20th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 851.74 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Gangalgaon

Gangalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangalgaon as Available within village. 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 Gangalgaon from other places

Gangalgaon lies about 33 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 57 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 Gangalgaon
Tehsil headquarters Chikhli 12 km
District headquarters Buldana 33 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 57 km

Villages closest to Gangalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangalgaon village had a population of 2,808. That makes it the 20th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Gangalgaon village has 1,437 males and 1,371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangalgaon has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Gangalgaon is 443201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangalgaon covers 851.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangalgaon falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gangalgaon is Khamgaon, about 57 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangalgaon.

Gangalgaon is about 33 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangalgaon is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. Chikhli is about 12 km away. Buldana is about 33 km away. Khamgaon is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawathal (2.9 km), Katoda (2.9 km) and Khairav (3.2 km).

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

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