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About Gangoy Village

Gangoy is a mid sized village in Sidhauli tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,708, made up of 906 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangoy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangoy village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Sidhauli
Pincode 261303
Area (hectares) 416.68 hectares
Population 1,708
Male Population 906
Female Population 802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangoy compares

By the 2011 count Gangoy is the 126th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,741 residents. Its 416.68 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Gangoy

Gangoy is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangoy as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gangoy from other places

Gangoy lies about 29 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Suraincha, about 7.5 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 Gangoy
Nearest railway station Suraincha 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhauli 8.3 km
Nearest town Sidhaulī 8.3 km
District headquarters Sitapur 29 km

Villages closest to Gangoy

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangoy village had a population of 1,708. That makes it the 126th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,741 residents.

Gangoy village has 906 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangoy has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Gangoy is 261303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangoy covers 416.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangoy falls under Sidhauli tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangoy is Suraincha, about 7.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangoy.

Gangoy is about 29 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangoy is in Sidhauli tehsil of Sitapur district. Suraincha is about 7.5 km away. Sidhauli is about 8.3 km away. Sidhaulī is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuchilai (under 2 km), Katsariya (under 2 km) and Misrapur (1.5 km).

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

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