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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a mid sized village in Hirekerur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 355 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Haveri
Tehsil Hirekerur
Pincode 581109
Area (hectares) 202.25 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 355
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 98th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 202.25 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gangapur

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

Gangapur lies about 33 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Devaragudda, about 22 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 Gangapur
Tehsil headquarters Hirekerur 9.6 km
Nearest town Byādgi 19 km
Nearest railway station Devaragudda 22 km
District headquarters Haveri 33 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur village had a population of 688. That makes it the 98th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Gangapur village has 355 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 581109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 202.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangapur falls under Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Devaragudda, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 33 km from Haveri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Hirekerur tehsil of Haveri district. Hirekerur is about 9.6 km away. Byādgi is about 19 km away. Devaragudda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikka Mattur (under 2 km), Hire Mattur (1.9 km) and Hullatti (2.6 km).

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

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