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About Gangur Village

Gangur is a mid sized village in Muddebihal tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 438 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 586112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Muddebihal
Pincode 586112
Area (hectares) 617.89 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 438
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangur compares

By the 2011 count Gangur is the 104th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 617.89 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Gangur

Gangur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gangur from other places

Gangur lies about 21 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Bacheli, about 25 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 Gangur
Tehsil headquarters Muddebihal 21 km
District headquarters Bijapur 21 km
Nearest railway station Bacheli 25 km

Villages closest to Gangur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Muddebihal 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.

Common questions about Gangur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangur village had a population of 876. That makes it the 104th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Gangur village has 438 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Gangur is 586112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangur covers 617.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangur falls under Muddebihal tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gangur is Bacheli, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangur.

Gangur is about 21 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangur is in Muddebihal tehsil of Bijapur district. Muddebihal is about 21 km away. Bijapur is about 21 km away. Bacheli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shirol (14 km), Hallur (16 km) and Hullur (16 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gangur today is likely to be higher.

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