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About Ganganagar Village

Ganganagar is a large village in Salema tehsil, in the district of Dhalai, Tripura. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,946, made up of 1,958 males and 1,988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 799289, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganganagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganganagar village
Description Value
State Tripura
District Dhalai
Tehsil Salema
Pincode 799289
Area (hectares) 678.95 hectares
Population 3,946
Male Population 1,958
Female Population 1,988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 Ganganagar compares

By the 2011 count Ganganagar is the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,601 residents. Its 678.95 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Ganganagar

Ganganagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganganagar 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 Ganganagar from other places

Ganganagar lies about 12 km from Dhalai, and the nearest railway station is Jawaharnagar, about 17 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 Ganganagar
Tehsil headquarters Salema 12 km
District headquarters Dhalai 12 km
Nearest railway station Jawaharnagar 17 km
Nearest town Teliamura 23 km

Villages closest to Ganganagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganganagar village had a population of 3,946. That makes it the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,601 residents.

Ganganagar village has 1,958 males and 1,988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganganagar has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Ganganagar is 799289. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganganagar covers 678.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganganagar falls under Salema tehsil of Dhalai district in Tripura.

The nearest railway station to Ganganagar is Jawaharnagar, about 17 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 Ganganagar.

Ganganagar is about 12 km from Dhalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganganagar is in Salema tehsil of Dhalai district. Salema is about 12 km away. Dhalai is about 12 km away. Jawaharnagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salema (26 km) and Halahali (37 km).

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

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