About Gangasagar Village

Gangasagar is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 460 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangasagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangasagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Potashpur II
Pincode	721443
Area (hectares)	127.48 hectares
Population	938
Male Population	460
Female Population	478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangasagar compares

By the 2011 count Gangasagar is the 66th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 127.48 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Gangasagar

Gangasagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangasagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Deulbar, Dhusurda, Dwarakapur and Erabar. 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.

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Common questions about Gangasagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangasagar village had a population of 938. That makes it the 66th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Gangasagar village has 460 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangasagar has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Gangasagar is 721443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangasagar covers 127.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangasagar falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gangasagar notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Gangasagar.

Gangasagar is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba 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.