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About Gangrajpur Village

Gangrajpur is a mid sized village in Deobhog tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,436, made up of 726 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493890, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangrajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangrajpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Deobhog
Pincode 493890
Area (hectares) 401.18 hectares
Population 1,436
Male Population 726
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangrajpur compares

By the 2011 count Gangrajpur is the 24th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,016 residents. Its 401.18 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 well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Gangrajpur

Gangrajpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangrajpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gangrajpur from other places

Gangrajpur lies about under 2 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Raipur Junction, about 2.7 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 Gangrajpur
Tehsil headquarters Deobhog under 2 km
District headquarters Raipur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Raipur Junction 2.7 km

Villages closest to Gangrajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangrajpur village had a population of 1,436. That makes it the 24th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,016 residents.

Gangrajpur village has 726 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangrajpur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Gangrajpur is 493890. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangrajpur covers 401.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangrajpur falls under Deobhog tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gangrajpur is Raipur Junction, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance for Gangrajpur.

Gangrajpur is about under 2 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangrajpur is in Deobhog tehsil of Raipur district. Deobhog is about under 2 km away. Raipur is about under 2 km away. Raipur Junction is about 2.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikrapara (under 2 km), Khutgaon (12 km) and Karachia (12 km).

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

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