About Gangapura Village

Gangapura is a mid sized village in Hosakote tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 492 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bangalore Rural
Tehsil	Hosakote
Pincode	562122
Area (hectares)	184.48 hectares
Population	960
Male Population	492
Female Population	468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapura compares

By the 2011 count Gangapura is the 70th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 820 residents. Its 184.48 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gangapura

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

Gangapura lies about 40 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Malur, about 7.9 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 Gangapura
Nearest town	Mālūr	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Malur	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hosakote	10 km
District headquarters	Bangalore Rural	40 km

Villages closest to Gangapura

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

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Common questions about Gangapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapura village had a population of 960. That makes it the 70th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 820 residents.

Gangapura village has 492 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapura has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gangapura is 562122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapura covers 184.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangapura falls under Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gangapura is Malur, about 7.9 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gangapura.

Gangapura is about 40 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapura is in Hosakote tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Mālūr is about 7.0 km away. Malur is about 7.9 km away. Hosakote is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.