About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a mid sized village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 658 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Hilsa
Pincode	801302
Area (hectares)	53 hectares
Population	1,251
Male Population	658
Female Population	593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
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 37th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

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 36 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Banka Ghat, about 5.2 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	Banka Ghat	5.2 km
Nearest town	Fatwa	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hilsa	22 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	36 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hilsa 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 1,251. That makes it the 37th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Gangapur village has 658 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 801302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gangapur falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Banka Ghat, about 5.2 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 36 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Banka Ghat is about 5.2 km away. Fatwa is about 6.1 km away. Hilsa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.