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About Gangasar Village

Gangasar is a mid sized village in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 465 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 682.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangasar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Sanchore
Pincode 343041
Area (hectares) 682.07 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 465
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangasar compares

By the 2011 count Gangasar is the 191st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 682.07 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Gangasar

Gangasar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangasar as Available within 10+ 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 Gangasar from other places

Gangasar 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 Gangasar
Nearest railway station Marwar Ratanpur 6.9 km
Nearest town Dhanera 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanchore 34 km
District headquarters Jalor 85 km

Villages closest to Gangasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangasar village had a population of 890. That makes it the 191st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Gangasar village has 465 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangasar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Gangasar is 343041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangasar covers 682.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangasar falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gangasar 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 village for Gangasar.

Gangasar 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.

Gangasar is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Marwar Ratanpur is about 6.9 km away. Dhanera is about 26 km away. Sanchore is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siwara (7.9 km), Lachhiwar Ka Goliya (11 km) and Lachhiwar (11 km).

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

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