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About Gangpur Village

Gangpur is a small village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 36 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 36
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gangpur compares

By the 2011 count Gangpur is the 146th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gangpur

Gangpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Dumri, Dundu, Durgahi Bishunpur and Eghra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 67. That makes it the 146th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Gangpur village has 36 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangpur has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Gangpur is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangpur covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangpur falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gangpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangpur.

Gangpur is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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