About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is one of the larger villages in Murliganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,036, made up of 5,290 males and 4,746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 986 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852122, 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	Murliganj
Pincode	852122
Area (hectares)	986 hectares
Population	10,036
Male Population	5,290
Female Population	4,746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 5th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents. Its 986 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

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 - 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 17 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Deenapatti, about 4.5 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	Deenapatti	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murliganj	6.4 km
Nearest town	Murlīganj	6.4 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	17 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murliganj 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 10,036. That makes it the 5th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents.

Gangapur village has 5,290 males and 4,746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 852122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 986 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangapur falls under Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Deenapatti, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 17 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 Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Deenapatti is about 4.5 km away. Murliganj is about 6.4 km away. Murlīganj is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.