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About Gangapura Village

Gangapura is a small village in Malur tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 22 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,409 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Malur
Pincode 563130
Area (hectares) 152.62 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 22
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,409
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 Gangapura compares

By the 2011 count Gangapura is the 283rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 632 residents. Its 152.62 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

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 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 Gangapura from other places

Gangapura lies about 28 km from Kolar. 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
Tehsil headquarters Malur 6.2 km
Nearest town Mālūr 6.2 km
District headquarters Kolar 28 km

Villages closest to Gangapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapura village had a population of 53. That makes it the 283rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 632 residents.

Gangapura village has 22 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapura has about 1409 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Gangapura is 563130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapura covers 152.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangapura falls under Malur tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The census record for Gangapura notes the nearest railway station 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 Gangapura.

Gangapura is about 28 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapura is in Malur tehsil of Kolar district. Malur is about 6.2 km away. Mālūr is about 6.2 km away. Kolar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Channarayapura (under 2 km), Channigarayapura (under 2 km) and Appaiana Agrahara (2.5 km).

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

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