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About Gangian Village

Gangian is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 50 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 50
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangian compares

By the 2011 count Gangian is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Gangian

Gangian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gangian 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangian from other places

Gangian lies about 35 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 3.4 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 Gangian
Nearest railway station Dasuya 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 4.4 km
Nearest town Dasūya 4.4 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 35 km

Villages closest to Gangian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangian village had a population of 95. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Gangian village has 50 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangian has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Gangian is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangian covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangian falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gangian is Dasuya, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gangian.

Gangian is about 35 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangian is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasuya is about 3.4 km away. Dasua is about 4.4 km away. Dasūya is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajwa (under 2 km), Saggal (1.7 km) and Berchha (1.8 km).

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

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