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About Pura Gangachh Village

Pura Gangachh is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 307 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.37 hectares hectares.

Pura Gangachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura Gangachh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Area (hectares) 303.37 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 307
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pura Gangachh compares

By the 2011 count Pura Gangachh is the 188th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 303.37 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Pura Gangachh

Pura Gangachh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pura Gangachh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pura Gangachh from other places

Pura Gangachh lies about 37 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bevara, about 6.0 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 Pura Gangachh
Nearest railway station Bevara 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 12 km
District headquarters Allahabad 37 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 37 km

Villages closest to Pura Gangachh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bara 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 Pura Gangachh

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura Gangachh village had a population of 599. That makes it the 188th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Pura Gangachh village has 307 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura Gangachh has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Pura Gangachh covers 303.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pura Gangachh falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura Gangachh is Bevara, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance for Pura Gangachh.

Pura Gangachh is about 37 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura Gangachh is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Bevara is about 6.0 km away. Bara is about 12 km away. Allahabad is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pura Baghel (under 2 km), Ankoria (under 2 km) and Antari Samdaria (under 2 km).

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

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