About Gangarai Village

Gangarai is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,475, made up of 1,291 males and 1,184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangarai village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mahrajganj
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Pincode	273303
Area (hectares)	169.46 hectares
Population	2,475
Male Population	1,291
Female Population	1,184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gangarai compares

By the 2011 count Gangarai is the 155th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 169.46 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Gangarai

Gangarai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gangarai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangarai from other places

Gangarai lies about 31 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Khushal Nagar, about 12 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 Gangarai
Nearest railway station	Khushal Nagar	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	13 km
Nearest town	Mahārāganj	13 km
District headquarters	Mahrajganj	31 km

Villages closest to Gangarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangarai village had a population of 2,475. That makes it the 155th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Gangarai village has 1,291 males and 1,184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangarai has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Gangarai is 273303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangarai covers 169.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangarai falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangarai is Khushal Nagar, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

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

Gangarai is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Khushal Nagar is about 12 km away. Maharajganj is about 13 km away. Mahārāganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.