About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a mid sized village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 675 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gaya Town C D Block
Pincode	804404
Area (hectares)	127 hectares
Population	1,342
Male Population	675
Female Population	667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 49th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 11 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 943.

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 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 29 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about under 2 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	Wanabar Halt	under 2 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaya Town C D Block	29 km
District headquarters	Gaya	29 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 1,342. That makes it the 49th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Gangapur village has 675 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 804404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangapur falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Wanabar Halt, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 29 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Wanabar Halt is about under 2 km away. Makhdumpur is about under 2 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.