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About Gangana Village

Gangana is a large village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,735, made up of 1,421 males and 1,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342012
Area (hectares) 516.7 hectares
Population 2,735
Male Population 1,421
Female Population 1,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangana compares

By the 2011 count Gangana is the 21st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 516.7 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gangana

Gangana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangana 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dolanada, Doli, Doli Kalani and Doodiya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gangana

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangana village had a population of 2,735. That makes it the 21st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Gangana village has 1,421 males and 1,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangana has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gangana is 342012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangana covers 516.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangana falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Gangana notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Gangana.

Gangana is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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