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About Gangpur Village

Gangpur is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 422 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, 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 Nawagarh
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 270.07 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 422
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangpur compares

By the 2011 count Gangpur is the 88th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 270.07 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

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 <5 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 Gangpur from other places

Gangpur lies about 90 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 43 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 Nawagarh 4.6 km
Nearest town Mungeli 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 43 km
District headquarters Durg 90 km

Villages closest to Gangpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangpur village had a population of 820. That makes it the 88th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Gangpur village has 422 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangpur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Gangpur is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangpur covers 270.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangpur falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gangpur is Bhatapara, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Gangpur.

Gangpur is about 90 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 Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 4.6 km away. Mungeli is about 17 km away. Bhatapara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhal (1.9 km), Murkuta (2.0 km) and Jogipur (2.1 km).

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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