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About Gangthala Village

Gangthala is a mid sized village in Khurja tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 536 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.03 hectares hectares.

Gangthala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangthala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Khurja
Area (hectares) 185.03 hectares
Population 1,003
Male Population 536
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangthala compares

By the 2011 count Gangthala is the 139th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 185.03 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Gangthala

Gangthala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangthala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangthala from other places

Gangthala lies about 25 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Khurja Juction, about 4.7 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 Gangthala
Nearest railway station Khurja Juction 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurja 11 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 25 km

Villages closest to Gangthala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangthala village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 139th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Gangthala village has 536 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangthala has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Gangthala covers 185.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangthala falls under Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangthala is Khurja Juction, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangthala.

Gangthala is about 25 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangthala is in Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Khurja Juction is about 4.7 km away. Khurja is about 11 km away. Bulandshahr is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jafarnagar Gadaipur (1.6 km), Sarangpur (1.6 km) and Bhadwan (1.8 km).

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

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