About Gangra Village

Gangra is a large village in Nandigram I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,719, made up of 2,405 males and 2,314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721646, 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	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Nandigram I
Pincode	721646
Area (hectares)	458.51 hectares
Population	4,719
Male Population	2,405
Female Population	2,314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangra compares

By the 2011 count Gangra is the 10th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 458.51 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gangra

Gangra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangra from other places

Gangra lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 15 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 Gangra
Nearest railway station	Haldia	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nandigram I	16 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	16 km

Villages closest to Gangra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandigram 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 Gangra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangra village had a population of 4,719. That makes it the 10th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Gangra village has 2,405 males and 2,314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangra has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gangra is 721646. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangra covers 458.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangra falls under Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangra is Haldia, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gangra is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangra is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Haldia is about 15 km away. Nandigram I is about 16 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.