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About Gangapuri Bk Village

Gangapuri Bk is a mid sized village in Dharangaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 533 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427 hectares hectares.

Gangapuri Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapuri Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Dharangaon
Area (hectares) 427 hectares
Population 999
Male Population 533
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangapuri Bk compares

By the 2011 count Gangapuri Bk is the 55th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents. Its 427 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Gangapuri Bk

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

Gangapuri Bk lies about 28 km from Jalgaon. 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 Bk
Tehsil headquarters Dharangaon 5.0 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 28 km

Villages closest to Gangapuri Bk

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapuri Bk village had a population of 999. That makes it the 55th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents.

Gangapuri Bk village has 533 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapuri Bk has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Gangapuri Bk covers 427 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangapuri Bk falls under Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gangapuri Bk 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 10+ km distance for Gangapuri Bk.

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

Gangapuri Bk is in Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Dharangaon is about 5.0 km away. Jalgaon 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 Dhanore (under 2 km), Pashtane Bk (1.5 km) and Pashtane Kh (1.7 km).

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

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