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About Gangpur Village

Gangpur is a mid sized village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 298 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 247.33 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 298
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 68th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 247.33 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 991.

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 24 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 19 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 Katghora 12 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 19 km
District headquarters Korba 24 km

Villages closest to Gangpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katghora 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 574. That makes it the 68th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Gangpur village has 298 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Gangpur is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangpur covers 247.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangpur falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gangpur is Gevra Road, about 19 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 24 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangpur is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 12 km away. Gevra Road is about 19 km away. Korba is about 24 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 Kachhar (under 2 km), Mohanpur (5.1 km) and Jamnimuda (5.3 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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