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About Gangapuri Village

Gangapuri is a mid sized village in Amalner tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 289 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.75 hectares hectares.

Gangapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapuri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Amalner
Area (hectares) 241.75 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 289
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapuri compares

By the 2011 count Gangapuri is the 114th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents. Its 241.75 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Gangapuri

Gangapuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangapuri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gangapuri from other places

Gangapuri lies about 46 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Takarkhede, about 15 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 Gangapuri
Nearest railway station Takarkhede 15 km
Nearest town Chopda 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Amalner 18 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 46 km

Villages closest to Gangapuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapuri village had a population of 580. That makes it the 114th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,254 residents.

Gangapuri village has 289 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapuri has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Gangapuri covers 241.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangapuri falls under Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gangapuri is Takarkhede, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Gangapuri.

Gangapuri is about 46 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapuri is in Amalner tehsil of Jalgaon district. Takarkhede is about 15 km away. Chopda is about 16 km away. Amalner is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaparkhede Pr Jalod (2.1 km), Jalod (2.4 km) and Khedi Kh Pr Jalod (2.4 km).

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

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