About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a mid sized village in Ranibennur tehsil, in the district of Haveri, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,977, made up of 1,058 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581115, 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	Ranibennur
Pincode	581115
Area (hectares)	230.97 hectares
Population	1,977
Male Population	1,058
Female Population	919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 38th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents. Its 230.97 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 30 km from Haveri, and the nearest railway station is Ranebennuru, about 6.3 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
Nearest railway station	Ranebennuru	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranibennur	6.9 km
Nearest town	Ranebennur	6.9 km
District headquarters	Haveri	30 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur village had a population of 1,977. That makes it the 38th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,033 residents.

Gangapur village has 1,058 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 581115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 230.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangapur falls under Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Ranebennuru, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 30 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 Ranibennur tehsil of Haveri district. Ranebennuru is about 6.3 km away. Ranibennur is about 6.9 km away. Ranebennur is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.