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About Gangpur Village

Gangpur is a small village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 205 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.55 hectares hectares.

Gangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 161.55 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 205
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangpur compares

By the 2011 count Gangpur is the 154th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 161.55 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Gangpur

Gangpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gangpur from other places

Gangpur lies about 102 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, 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 Gangpur
Nearest town Mandlā 22 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 30 km
District headquarters Seoni 102 km

Villages closest to Gangpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangpur village had a population of 393. That makes it the 154th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Gangpur village has 205 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangpur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Gangpur covers 161.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangpur falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangpur is Mandla Fort, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gangpur.

Gangpur is about 102 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangpur is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Mandlā is about 22 km away. Mandla Fort is about 22 km away. Ghansaur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhokarkuhi (1.6 km), Seluwa (1.8 km) and Dhanwahi (2.3 km).

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

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