About Gangor Village

Gangor is a large village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,469, made up of 1,232 males and 1,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangor village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Harischandrapur I
Pincode	732125
Area (hectares)	251.1 hectares
Population	2,469
Male Population	1,232
Female Population	1,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangor compares

By the 2011 count Gangor is the 27th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 251.1 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gangor

Gangor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangor from other places

Gangor lies about 35 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 4.5 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 Gangor
Nearest railway station	Harishchandrapur	4.5 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harischandrapur I	35 km
District headquarters	Maldah	35 km

Villages closest to Gangor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur I 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 Gangor

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangor village had a population of 2,469. That makes it the 27th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Gangor village has 1,232 males and 1,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangor has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Gangor is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangor covers 251.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangor falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangor is Harishchandrapur, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gangor.

Gangor is about 35 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangor is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 4.5 km away. Manihāri is about 30 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.