About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a mid sized village in Jawhar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 328 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Jawhar
Pincode	401603
Area (hectares)	225 hectares
Population	636
Male Population	328
Female Population	308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 80th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Gangapur

Gangapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Devgaon, Dhanoshi, Dharampur and Dongarwadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Gangapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur village had a population of 636. That makes it the 80th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Gangapur village has 328 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 401603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangapur falls under Jawhar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gangapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is in Jawhar tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.