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About Gangawa Village

Gangawa is a mid sized village in Ahore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 612 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Ahore
Pincode 307030
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 612
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangawa compares

By the 2011 count Gangawa is the 74th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,680 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Gangawa

Gangawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangawa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangawa from other places

Gangawa lies about 7.9 km from Ahore, and the nearest railway station is Jalor, about 22 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 Gangawa
Tehsil headquarters Ahore 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Jalor 22 km

Villages closest to Gangawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangawa village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 74th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,680 residents.

Gangawa village has 612 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangawa has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Gangawa is 307030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangawa covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangawa falls under Ahore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gangawa is Jalor, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gangawa.

Gangawa is about 7.9 km from Ahore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangawa is in Ahore tehsil of Jalor district. Ahore is about 7.9 km away. Jalor is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dayalpura I (under 2 km), Dayalpura Ii (under 2 km) and Gura Balotan (under 2 km).

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

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