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About Gangas Village

Gangas is a mid sized village in Railmagra tehsil, in the district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,057, made up of 512 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Rajsamand
Tehsil Railmagra
Pincode 313207
Area (hectares) 657 hectares
Population 1,057
Male Population 512
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
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 Gangas compares

By the 2011 count Gangas is the 44th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,417 residents. Its 657 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gangas

Gangas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangas 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangas from other places

Gangas lies about 18 km from Rajsamand, and the nearest railway station is Kankroli, about 21 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 Gangas
Tehsil headquarters Railmagra 18 km
District headquarters Rajsamand 18 km
Nearest town Rājsamand 18 km
Nearest railway station Kankroli 21 km

Villages closest to Gangas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangas village had a population of 1,057. That makes it the 44th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,417 residents.

Gangas village has 512 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangas has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Gangas is 313207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangas covers 657 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangas falls under Railmagra tehsil of Rajsamand district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gangas is Kankroli, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Gangas.

Gangas is about 18 km from Rajsamand in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangas is in Railmagra tehsil of Rajsamand district. Railmagra is about 18 km away. Rajsamand is about 18 km away. Rājsamand is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mokhampura (16 km), Jawasiya (21 km) and Mandapiya Ka Khera (22 km).

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

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