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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a small village in Hingna tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 50 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Hingna
Pincode 441122
Area (hectares) 139.11 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 50
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 92nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 139.11 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Gangapur

Gangapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gangapur from other places

Gangapur lies about 29 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Buti Bori, about 7.1 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 Gangapur
Nearest railway station Buti Bori 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hingna 17 km
Nearest town Wānādongri 19 km
District headquarters Nagpur 29 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur village had a population of 104. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Gangapur village has 50 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 441122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 139.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangapur falls under Hingna tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Buti Bori, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 29 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Hingna tehsil of Nagpur district. Buti Bori is about 7.1 km away. Hingna is about 17 km away. Wānādongri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takalghat (under 2 km), Khapa (under 2 km) and Khapa Kh (under 2 km).

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

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