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About Gangpur Village

Gangpur is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 402 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 243.67 hectares
Population 816
Male Population 402
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 71st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 243.67 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

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 18 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 79 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 Sahaspur Lohara 9.9 km
Nearest town Kawardha 12 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 18 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 79 km

Villages closest to Gangpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 816. That makes it the 71st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Gangpur village has 402 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangpur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gangpur is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangpur covers 243.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangpur falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gangpur is Tilda-Neora, about 79 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 18 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangpur is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 9.9 km away. Kawardha is about 12 km away. Kabeerdham is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhathelatola (under 2 km), Bitli (under 2 km) and Sonpur (1.5 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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