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About Gangapura Village

Gangapura is a small village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 108 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.03 hectares hectares.

Gangapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 202.03 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 108
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 204th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 202.03 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

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 31 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pench, about 47 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
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 18 km
Nearest town Jirapur 22 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Pench 47 km

Villages closest to Gangapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khilchipur 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 216. That makes it the 204th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Gangapura village has 108 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapura has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Gangapura covers 202.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangapura falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangapura is Pench, about 47 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 31 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapura is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 18 km away. Jirapur is about 22 km away. Rajgarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumara (under 2 km), Pura Kumara (under 2 km) and Kadela (under 2 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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