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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a small village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 109 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.83 hectares hectares.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 171.83 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 109
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 104th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 839 residents. Its 171.83 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 957.

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 33 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Dahegaon, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 12 km
Nearest railway station Dahegaon 26 km
Nearest town Pulgaon 28 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 33 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalamb 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 207. That makes it the 104th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 839 residents.

Gangapur village has 109 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Gangapur covers 171.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangapur falls under Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Dahegaon, about 26 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 33 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district. Kalamb is about 12 km away. Dahegaon is about 26 km away. Pulgaon is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tuljapur (under 2 km), Mategaon (under 2 km) and Parsodi Kh (2.2 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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