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About Gangtara Village

Gangtara is a mid sized village in Bankura I tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 380 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangtara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722146
Area (hectares) 192.5 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 380
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
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 Gangtara compares

By the 2011 count Gangtara is the 51st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 192.5 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gangtara

Gangtara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangtara 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. The nearest villages by name are Dumuria, Dupsara, Ekaira and Faguakanali. 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 Gangtara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangtara village had a population of 758. That makes it the 51st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Gangtara village has 380 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangtara has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gangtara is 722146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangtara covers 192.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangtara falls under Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gangtara notes the nearest railway station 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 Gangtara.

Gangtara is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura 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 Gangtara today is likely to be higher.

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