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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a small village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 224 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Rajpur
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 224
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 119th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 39 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 22 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 Rajpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Pusauli 22 km
Nearest town Nokha 30 km
District headquarters Buxar 39 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpur 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 438. That makes it the 119th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Gangapur village has 224 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Gangapur covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangapur falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Pusauli, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 39 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 17 km away. Pusauli is about 22 km away. Nokha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semaria (5.0 km), Chakia (6.1 km) and Basahi (7.1 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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