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About Gangua Village

Gangua is a mid sized village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 463 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733129
Area (hectares) 109.59 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 463
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangua compares

By the 2011 count Gangua is the 98th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 109.59 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gangua

Gangua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangua 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhekipara Mahesdangi, Dhondarpail, Faridpur and Fatepur. 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 Gangua

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangua village had a population of 876. That makes it the 98th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Gangua village has 463 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangua has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gangua is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangua covers 109.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangua falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gangua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Gangua.

Gangua is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Gangua today is likely to be higher.

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