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About Gangua Village

Gangua is a small village in Burdwan II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 188 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Burdwan II
Pincode 713407
Area (hectares) 184.4 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 188
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Gangua compares

By the 2011 count Gangua is the 73rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents. Its 184.4 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gangua

Gangua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangua 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 Dangachha, Debagram, Durgabati and Ekbalpur. 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 Gangua

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangua village had a population of 379. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,766 residents.

Gangua village has 188 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangua has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Gangua is 713407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangua covers 184.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangua falls under Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gangua 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 Gangua.

Gangua is in Burdwan II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Gangua today is likely to be higher.

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