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About Gangpur Village

Gangpur is a mid sized village in Pendra Road Gorella tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,852, made up of 927 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1108.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pendra Road Gorella
Pincode 495117
Area (hectares) 1108.36 hectares
Population 1,852
Male Population 927
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangpur compares

By the 2011 count Gangpur is the 17th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 1108.36 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gangpur

Gangpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gangpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhangawan, Dounjra, Dumariha and Dungra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gangpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangpur village had a population of 1,852. That makes it the 17th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Gangpur village has 927 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangpur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gangpur is 495117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangpur covers 1108.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangpur falls under Pendra Road Gorella tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gangpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangpur.

Gangpur is in Pendra Road Gorella tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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