About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is one of the larger villages in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,453, made up of 3,897 males and 3,556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 599 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	Purnia
Tehsil	Banmankhi
Pincode	852122
Area (hectares)	599 hectares
Population	7,453
Male Population	3,897
Female Population	3,556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 599 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Gangapur

Gangapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangapur as Available within village. 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 38 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Harapatti, about 6.0 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	Harapatti	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banmankhi	7.9 km
District headquarters	Purnia	38 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banmankhi 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 7,453. That makes it the 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Gangapur village has 3,897 males and 3,556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

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

Gangapur covers 599 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangapur falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Harapatti, about 6.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 38 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Harapatti is about 6.0 km away. Banmankhi is about 7.9 km away. Purnia is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.