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About Ghangheri Village

Ghangheri is a mid sized village in Najibabad tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,442, made up of 719 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.67 hectares hectares.

Ghangheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghangheri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Najibabad
Area (hectares) 134.67 hectares
Population 1,442
Male Population 719
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghangheri compares

By the 2011 count Ghangheri is the 121st largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents. Its 134.67 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Ghangheri

Ghangheri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghangheri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghangheri from other places

Ghangheri lies about 14 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Basi Kiratpur, about 3.3 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 Ghangheri
Nearest railway station Basi Kiratpur 3.3 km
Nearest town Kīratpur 4.6 km
District headquarters Bijnor 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Najibabad 19 km

Villages closest to Ghangheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghangheri village had a population of 1,442. That makes it the 121st largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents.

Ghangheri village has 719 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghangheri has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Ghangheri covers 134.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghangheri falls under Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghangheri is Basi Kiratpur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghangheri.

Ghangheri is about 14 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghangheri is in Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district. Basi Kiratpur is about 3.3 km away. Kīratpur is about 4.6 km away. Bijnor 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 Shahabpura Ratansingh (under 2 km), Rafipur Majra (under 2 km) and Mauzupur Dharma (under 2 km).

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

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