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About Gangalwadi Village

Gangalwadi is a large village in Brahmapuri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,047, made up of 1,043 males and 1,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574 hectares hectares.

Gangalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangalwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Brahmapuri
Area (hectares) 574 hectares
Population 2,047
Male Population 1,043
Female Population 1,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Gangalwadi is the 15th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents. Its 574 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Gangalwadi

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

Gangalwadi lies about 88 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Bramhapuri, about 14 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 Gangalwadi
Nearest railway station Bramhapuri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Brahmapuri 15 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 88 km

Villages closest to Gangalwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangalwadi village had a population of 2,047. That makes it the 15th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents.

Gangalwadi village has 1,043 males and 1,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangalwadi has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Gangalwadi covers 574 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangalwadi falls under Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gangalwadi is Bramhapuri, about 14 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 village for Gangalwadi.

Gangalwadi is about 88 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangalwadi is in Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Bramhapuri is about 14 km away. Brahmapuri is about 15 km away. Chandrapur is about 88 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamb Talodhi (under 2 km), Mui (1.6 km) and Baradkinhi (2.0 km).

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

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