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About Gangapuri Village

Gangapuri is a mid sized village in Jamner tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 379 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares.

Gangapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapuri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Jamner
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 379
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 compares

By the 2011 count Gangapuri is the 120th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,940 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

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 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 from other places

Gangapuri lies about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters Jamner 9.6 km
Nearest town Jāmner 9.6 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 25 km

Villages closest to Gangapuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamner 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 717. That makes it the 120th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,940 residents.

Gangapuri village has 379 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapuri has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Gangapuri covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangapuri falls under Jamner tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gangapuri 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.

Gangapuri is about 25 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 Jamner tehsil of Jalgaon district. Jamner is about 9.6 km away. Jāmner is about 9.6 km away. Jalgaon is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garkhede Bk (2.8 km), Garkhede Kh (3.0 km) and Rampur (3.6 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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