About Gangabaj Village

Gangabaj is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,323, made up of 712 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202392, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangabaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangabaj village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bulandshahr
Tehsil	Shikarpur
Pincode	202392
Area (hectares)	187.6 hectares
Population	1,323
Male Population	712
Female Population	611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangabaj compares

By the 2011 count Gangabaj is the 117th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 187.6 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Gangabaj

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

Gangabaj lies about 31 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Atrauli Road, about 19 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 Gangabaj
Tehsil headquarters	Shikarpur	10 km
Nearest town	Shikārpūr	10 km
Nearest railway station	Atrauli Road	19 km
District headquarters	Bulandshahr	31 km

Villages closest to Gangabaj

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

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Common questions about Gangabaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangabaj village had a population of 1,323. That makes it the 117th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Gangabaj village has 712 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangabaj has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Gangabaj is 202392. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangabaj covers 187.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangabaj falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangabaj is Atrauli Road, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gangabaj.

Gangabaj is about 31 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangabaj is in Shikarpur tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Shikarpur is about 10 km away. Shikārpūr is about 10 km away. Atrauli Road is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.