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About Gangwar Village

Gangwar is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 129 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,225 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.58 hectares hectares.

Gangwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 52.58 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 129
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,225
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangwar compares

By the 2011 count Gangwar is the 313th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 52.58 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Gangwar

Gangwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangwar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gangwar from other places

Gangwar lies about 155 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Birapatti, about under 2 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 Gangwar
Nearest railway station Birapatti under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 9.7 km
Nearest town Varanasi 14 km
District headquarters Basti 155 km

Villages closest to Gangwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangwar village had a population of 287. That makes it the 313th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Gangwar village has 129 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangwar has about 1225 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Gangwar covers 52.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangwar falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangwar is Birapatti, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangwar.

Gangwar is about 155 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangwar is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Birapatti is about under 2 km away. Bhanpur is about 9.7 km away. Varanasi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawar Gara (under 2 km), Dwarika Chak (under 2 km) and Kusumhi Kuwar (under 2 km).

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

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