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About Gangaon Village

Gangaon is a mid sized village in Arni tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 559 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686.04 hectares hectares.

Gangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Arni
Area (hectares) 686.04 hectares
Population 1,104
Male Population 559
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangaon compares

By the 2011 count Gangaon is the 51st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 686.04 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gangaon

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

Gangaon lies about 27 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ladkhed, about 16 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 Gangaon
Nearest railway station Ladkhed 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Arni 16 km
Nearest town Dārwha 24 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 27 km

Villages closest to Gangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangaon village had a population of 1,104. That makes it the 51st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Gangaon village has 559 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangaon has about 975 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 965.

Gangaon covers 686.04 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.

Gangaon falls under Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gangaon is Ladkhed, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Gangaon.

Gangaon is about 27 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangaon is in Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ladkhed is about 16 km away. Arni is about 16 km away. Dārwha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakur (under 2 km), Taroda (2.3 km) and Bramhanwada (6.2 km).

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

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