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About Gangalwa Village

Gangalwa is a mid sized village in Tamkuhi Raj tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,423, made up of 673 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangalwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Tamkuhi Raj
Pincode 274302
Area (hectares) 156.34 hectares
Population 1,423
Male Population 673
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangalwa compares

By the 2011 count Gangalwa is the 188th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 156.34 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Gangalwa

Gangalwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangalwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangalwa from other places

Gangalwa lies about 22 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Sriram, about 11 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 Gangalwa
Nearest railway station Gauri Sriram 11 km
Nearest town Kataiya 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamkuhi Raj 22 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 22 km

Villages closest to Gangalwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamkuhi Raj 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 Gangalwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangalwa village had a population of 1,423. That makes it the 188th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Gangalwa village has 673 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangalwa has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Gangalwa is 274302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangalwa covers 156.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangalwa falls under Tamkuhi Raj tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangalwa is Gauri Sriram, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangalwa.

Gangalwa is about 22 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangalwa is in Tamkuhi Raj tehsil of Kushinagar district. Gauri Sriram is about 11 km away. Kataiya is about 15 km away. Tamkuhi Raj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagalwa (under 2 km), Loh Langari (under 2 km) and Dharmathia (under 2 km).

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

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