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About Gangamanna Village

Gangamanna is a large village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,331, made up of 1,119 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 772.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangamanna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangamanna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 772.32 hectares
Population 2,331
Male Population 1,119
Female Population 1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangamanna compares

By the 2011 count Gangamanna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 772.32 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gangamanna

Gangamanna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangamanna as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhadka, Dhanpora, Dhobagora and Digha. 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 Gangamanna

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangamanna village had a population of 2,331. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Gangamanna village has 1,119 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangamanna has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gangamanna is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangamanna covers 772.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangamanna falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gangamanna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gangamanna is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Gangamanna today is likely to be higher.

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