About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is one of the larger villages in Alamnagar tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,570, made up of 9,146 males and 8,424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Alamnagar
Pincode	852219
Area (hectares)	1390 hectares
Population	17,570
Male Population	9,146
Female Population	8,424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents. Its 1390 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

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 46 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Narayanpur, about 13 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	Alamnagar	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Narayanpur	13 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	25 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	46 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Alamnagar 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 17,570. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents.

Gangapur village has 9,146 males and 8,424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 852219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 1390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangapur falls under Alamnagar tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Narayanpur, about 13 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 46 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Alamnagar tehsil of Madhepura district. Alamnagar is about 6.8 km away. Narayanpur is about 13 km away. Naugachhia is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.