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About Gangraj Village

Gangraj is a mid sized village in Koliana tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 539 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangraj village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Koliana
Pincode 757105
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 539
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangraj compares

By the 2011 count Gangraj is the 9th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 445 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Gangraj

Gangraj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangraj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhanukdiha, Digariastia, Dimpal and Dubabania. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gangraj

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangraj village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 9th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 445 residents.

Gangraj village has 539 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangraj has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Gangraj is 757105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangraj covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangraj falls under Koliana tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Gangraj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gangraj.

Gangraj is in Koliana tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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