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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a mid sized village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 238 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode 804419
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 238
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 37th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gangapur

Gangapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangapur as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangapur from other places

Gangapur lies about 14 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gangapur
Tehsil headquarters Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 14 km
District headquarters Arwal 14 km
Nearest railway station Tehta 25 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil.

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 Gangapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur village had a population of 513. That makes it the 37th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Gangapur village has 238 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 804419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gangapur falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Tehta, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 14 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 14 km away. Arwal is about 14 km away. Tehta is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rainath (under 2 km), Sherpur (under 2 km) and Anuan (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gangapur today is likely to be higher.

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