About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a large village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,008, made up of 992 males and 1,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Pincode	813101
Area (hectares)	191 hectares
Population	2,008
Male Population	992
Female Population	1,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 the 31st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Gangapur

Gangapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 48 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Akbarnagar, about 7.7 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 railway station	Akbarnagar	7.7 km
Nearest town	Sultānganj	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	30 km
District headquarters	Banka	48 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpur 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.

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Common questions about Gangapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur village had a population of 2,008. That makes it the 31st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Gangapur village has 992 males and 1,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangapur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Akbarnagar, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 48 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Akbarnagar is about 7.7 km away. Sultānganj is about 13 km away. Amarpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.