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About Gangawak Village

Gangawak is a mid sized village in Nagar tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,978, made up of 1,016 males and 962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangawak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangawak village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Nagar
Pincode 321205
Area (hectares) 442 hectares
Population 1,978
Male Population 1,016
Female Population 962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangawak compares

By the 2011 count Gangawak is the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Gangawak

Gangawak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangawak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangawak from other places

Gangawak lies about 38 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Barsana, about 4.0 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 Gangawak
Nearest railway station Barsana 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagar 7.3 km
District headquarters Bharatpur 38 km

Villages closest to Gangawak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangawak village had a population of 1,978. That makes it the 29th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Gangawak village has 1,016 males and 962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangawak has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Gangawak is 321205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangawak covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangawak falls under Nagar tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gangawak is Barsana, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Gangawak.

Gangawak is about 38 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangawak is in Nagar tehsil of Bharatpur district. Barsana is about 4.0 km away. Nagar is about 7.3 km away. Bharatpur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bas Burja (2.5 km), Rasiya (2.6 km) and Ravidaspura (2.9 km).

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

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