Gangsi (Gaṅgsī) is a village in Mainpuri block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, it had a population of 5,354, in 934 households.
Gangsi | |
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Village | |
  Gangsi Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°07′59″N 78°55′33″E / 27.13303°N 78.92587°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mainpuri |
| Tehsil | Mainpuri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.297 km2 (4.748 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,354 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 205119 |
Geography edit
Gangsi is located on the Etawah branch of the Lower Ganga Canal, at a point where it bends to the south. The Gangsi Drain, a left-side distributary of the main canal, branches off here. There is also a canal fall on the main canal at Gangsi, as well as a bridge crossing the canal.[3]: 51
Demographics edit
As of 2011, Gangsi had a population of 5,354, in 934 households.[2]: 114 This population was 54.7% male (2,929) and 45.3% female (2,425). The 0-6 age group numbered 739 (383 male and 356 female), or 13.9% of the total population. 1,113 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 20.8% of the total.[4]: 94–5
The 1981 census recorded Gangsi as having a population of 3,340 people, in 593 households.[1]: 150–1
The 1961 census recorded Gangsi (as "Gangari") as comprising 11 hamlets, with a total population of 2,201 people (1,171 male and 1,030 female), in 407 households and 346 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,961 acres.[5]: lxxx
Infrastructure edit
As of 2011, Gangsi had 2 primary schools; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by hand pump and tube well; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[2]: 114–9
References edit
- ^ a b Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Mainpuri (PDF). 1982. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Neave, E. R., ed. (1910). Mainpuri: A Gazetteer, Being Volume X of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Allahabad: Government Press. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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