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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a small village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 78 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7071 hectares hectares.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 7071 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 78
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 7071 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

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 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 97 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Durgauti, about 16 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
Nearest town Bhabhua 14 km
Nearest railway station Durgauti 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 97 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangapur 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 159. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Gangapur village has 78 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Gangapur covers 7071 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangapur falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Durgauti, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 97 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Bhabhua is about 14 km away. Durgauti is about 16 km away. Aurangabad is about 97 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairgawhan (1.8 km), Nandeda (3.0 km) and Murmi (4.3 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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