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About Gangarampur Village

Gangarampur is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 398 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares.

Gangarampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangarampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 398
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangarampur compares

By the 2011 count Gangarampur is the 81st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Gangarampur

Gangarampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangarampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gangarampur from other places

Gangarampur lies about 31 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 10 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 Gangarampur
Nearest railway station Ekchari 10 km
Nearest town Colgong 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 31 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 31 km

Villages closest to Gangarampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangarampur village had a population of 785. That makes it the 81st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Gangarampur village has 398 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangarampur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Gangarampur covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangarampur falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangarampur is Ekchari, about 10 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 village for Gangarampur.

Gangarampur is about 31 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangarampur is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 10 km away. Colgong is about 14 km away. Sonhaula is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hukma (under 2 km), Bhandaridih (1.6 km) and Maheshkhor (1.6 km).

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

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