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About Gangajal Village

Gangajal is a large village in Baragaon tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,046, made up of 1,024 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 812 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangajal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangajal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Baragaon
Pincode 770018
Area (hectares) 812 hectares
Population 2,046
Male Population 1,024
Female Population 1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangajal compares

By the 2011 count Gangajal is the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 812 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1002.

Getting to Gangajal

Gangajal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangajal 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. The nearest villages by name are Chamunda, Charpali, Dandjamira and Ekma. 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 Gangajal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangajal village had a population of 2,046. That makes it the 11th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Gangajal village has 1,024 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangajal has about 998 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Gangajal is 770018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangajal covers 812 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangajal falls under Baragaon tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The census record for Gangajal notes the nearest railway station 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 Gangajal.

Gangajal is in Baragaon tehsil of Sundargarh 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 Gangajal today is likely to be higher.

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