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About Gangvara Village

Gangvara is a mid sized village in Nawabganj tehsil, in the district of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,496, made up of 767 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.58 hectares hectares.

Gangvara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangvara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Barabanki
Tehsil Nawabganj
Area (hectares) 248.58 hectares
Population 1,496
Male Population 767
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangvara compares

By the 2011 count Gangvara is the 121st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 248.58 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Gangvara

Gangvara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangvara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Gangvara from other places

Gangvara lies about 13 km from Barabanki, and the nearest railway station is Jahangirabad Rj, about 12 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 Gangvara
Nearest railway station Jahangirabad Rj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawabganj 13 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 13 km
District headquarters Barabanki 13 km

Villages closest to Gangvara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangvara village had a population of 1,496. That makes it the 121st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Gangvara village has 767 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangvara has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Gangvara covers 248.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangvara falls under Nawabganj tehsil of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangvara is Jahangirabad Rj, about 12 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 for Gangvara.

Gangvara is about 13 km from Barabanki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangvara is in Nawabganj tehsil of Barabanki district. Jahangirabad Rj is about 12 km away. Nawabganj is about 13 km away. Nawābganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taspur (under 2 km), Dehva (under 2 km) and Barel (2.1 km).

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

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