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About Gangra Village

Gangra is a mid sized village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 286 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 74.7 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 286
Female Population 253
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 <5 km distance

How Gangra compares

By the 2011 count Gangra is the 124th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 74.7 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gangra

The census records public bus service for Gangra 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Elna, Fatesinghpur, Gamar Kushi and Ganakbandi. 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 Gangra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangra village had a population of 539. That makes it the 124th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Gangra village has 286 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangra has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gangra is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangra covers 74.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangra falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gangra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Gangra.

Gangra is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Gangra today is likely to be higher.

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