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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a small village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 61 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Pincode 442305
Area (hectares) 384.12 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 61
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 137th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 384.12 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

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 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 28 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Wagholi, about 7.6 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 town Hinganghāt 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Wagholi 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Samudrapur 14 km
District headquarters Wardha 28 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samudrapur 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 118. That makes it the 137th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Gangapur village has 61 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 442305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 384.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangapur falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Wagholi, about 7.6 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 <5 km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 28 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 Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Hinganghāt is about 7.3 km away. Wagholi is about 7.6 km away. Samudrapur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bothuda (2.6 km), Kanhapur Rithi (4.5 km) and Chincholi (4.8 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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