Gangsi, India

27°07′59″N 78°55′33″E / 27.13303°N 78.92587°E / 27.13303; 78.92587CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMainpuriTehsilMainpuriArea • Total12.297 km² (4.748 sq mi)Population • Total5,354 • Density440/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

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.

Geography

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

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

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}

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