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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 408 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Pincode 425417
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 827
Male Population 408
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 118th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Gangapur

Gangapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gangapur 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 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 34 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 30 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 town Taloda 20 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 34 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 34 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawapur 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 827. That makes it the 118th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Gangapur village has 408 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 425417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangapur falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Dhekvad, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 34 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Taloda is about 20 km away. Dhekvad is about 30 km away. Nawapur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagziri (8.4 km), Chikhali (9.8 km) and Pati (12 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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