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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a small village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 4 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.13 hectares hectares.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Area (hectares) 249.13 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 4
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 250
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 124th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 249.13 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 49 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 3.6 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 Arvi 3.6 km
Nearest town Ārvi 4.3 km
District headquarters Wardha 49 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arvi 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 5. That makes it the 124th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Gangapur village has 4 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 250 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Gangapur covers 249.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangapur falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Arvi, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gangapur is about 49 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Arvi is about 3.6 km away. Ārvi is about 4.3 km away. Wardha is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agapur (under 2 km), Nagapur (under 2 km) and Shahamahamadpur (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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