About Gankya Village

Gankya is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 67 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gankya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gankya village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Yamkeshwar
Pincode	246121
Area (hectares)	103.08 hectares
Population	147
Male Population	67
Female Population	80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,194
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gankya compares

By the 2011 count Gankya is the 98th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 103.08 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Gankya

Gankya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gankya 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 Gaind, Gaj Sera, Galiban and Ganga Bhogpur Malla. 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.

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Common questions about Gankya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gankya village had a population of 147. That makes it the 98th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Gankya village has 67 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gankya has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Gankya is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gankya covers 103.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gankya falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gankya 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 Gankya.

Gankya is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal 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.