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About Gangapura Village

Gangapura is a small village in Kunigal tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 18 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,278 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Kunigal
Pincode 572123
Area (hectares) 243.88 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 18
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,278
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangapura compares

By the 2011 count Gangapura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 243.88 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1033.

Getting to Gangapura

The census records public bus service for Gangapura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 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 54 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Ramanagaram, 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 Gangapura
Nearest town Māgadi 15 km
Nearest railway station Ramanagaram 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunigal 22 km
District headquarters Tumkur 54 km

Villages closest to Gangapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kunigal 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 41. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Gangapura village has 18 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapura has about 1278 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Gangapura is 572123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapura covers 243.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangapura falls under Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gangapura is Ramanagaram, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gangapura is about 54 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapura is in Kunigal tehsil of Tumkur district. Māgadi is about 15 km away. Ramanagaram is about 22 km away. Kunigal 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 Neelasandra (3.5 km), Chikkonahalli (3.6 km) and Hulikatte (4.1 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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