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About Ganga Behad Village

Ganga Behad is one of the larger villages in Nighasan tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,220, made up of 3,267 males and 2,953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1201.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganga Behad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganga Behad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Nighasan
Pincode 262902
Area (hectares) 1201.28 hectares
Population 6,220
Male Population 3,267
Female Population 2,953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganga Behad compares

By the 2011 count Ganga Behad is the 18th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,608 residents. Its 1201.28 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Ganga Behad

Ganga Behad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganga Behad 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. The nearest villages by name are Dharama Pur, Dhundhela, Dubha and Echchhanagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Behad

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganga Behad village had a population of 6,220. That makes it the 18th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,608 residents.

Ganga Behad village has 3,267 males and 2,953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganga Behad has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Ganga Behad is 262902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganga Behad covers 1201.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganga Behad falls under Nighasan tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Ganga Behad notes the nearest railway station 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 Ganga Behad.

Ganga Behad is in Nighasan tehsil of Kheri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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