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About Ganga Sarai Village

Ganga Sarai is a mid sized village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 420 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.66 hectares hectares.

Ganga Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganga Sarai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Area (hectares) 119.66 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 420
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganga Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Ganga Sarai is the 194th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 119.66 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Ganga Sarai

Ganga Sarai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganga Sarai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ganga Sarai from other places

Ganga Sarai lies about 41 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Rudauli, about 2.4 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 Ganga Sarai
Nearest railway station Rudauli 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 27 km
Nearest town Colonelganj 40 km
District headquarters Faizabad 41 km

Villages closest to Ganga Sarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Milkipur 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 Ganga Sarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganga Sarai village had a population of 859. That makes it the 194th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Ganga Sarai village has 420 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganga Sarai has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Ganga Sarai covers 119.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganga Sarai falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganga Sarai is Rudauli, about 2.4 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 - 10 km distance for Ganga Sarai.

Ganga Sarai is about 41 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganga Sarai is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Rudauli is about 2.4 km away. Milkipur is about 27 km away. Colonelganj is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adbad Saraiya (under 2 km), Deli Saraiya (under 2 km) and Sarai Dhanethi (under 2 km).

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

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