About Gangpur Village

Gangpur is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 472 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangpur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Bemetara
Pincode	491335
Area (hectares)	256.53 hectares
Population	934
Male Population	472
Female Population	462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangpur compares

By the 2011 count Gangpur is the 78th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 256.53 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Gangpur

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

Gangpur lies about 64 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 38 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 Gangpur
Tehsil headquarters	Bemetara	5.0 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Tilda-Neora	38 km
District headquarters	Durg	64 km

Villages closest to Gangpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangpur village had a population of 934. That makes it the 78th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Gangpur village has 472 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangpur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Gangpur is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangpur covers 256.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangpur falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gangpur is Tilda-Neora, about 38 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Gangpur.

Gangpur is about 64 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangpur is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 5.0 km away. Bemetāra is about 5.0 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.