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About Gang Village

Gang is a large village in Raniwara tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,126, made up of 1,096 males and 1,030 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 953 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gang village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Raniwara
Pincode 343040
Area (hectares) 953 hectares
Population 2,126
Male Population 1,096
Female Population 1,030
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gang compares

By the 2011 count Gang is the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 953 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gang

Gang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gang as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gang from other places

Gang lies about 85 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Ratanpur, about 6.9 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 Gang
Nearest railway station Marwar Ratanpur 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniwara 9.5 km
Nearest town Dhanera 26 km
District headquarters Jalor 85 km

Villages closest to Gang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gang village had a population of 2,126. That makes it the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Gang village has 1,096 males and 1,030 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gang has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gang is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gang covers 953 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gang falls under Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gang is Marwar Ratanpur, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gang.

Gang is about 85 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gang is in Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district. Marwar Ratanpur is about 6.9 km away. Raniwara is about 9.5 km away. Dhanera is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chimangarh (2.0 km), Mandardi (2.3 km) and Maitriwara (2.5 km).

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

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