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About Gangapura Village

Gangapura is a small village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 81 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3082 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344011
Area (hectares) 3082 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 81
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapura compares

By the 2011 count Gangapura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 3082 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Gangapura

Gangapura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gangapura as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Drabha, Edon Ki Basti, Fatehnara and Fatehpura. 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.

Common questions about Gangapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapura village had a population of 158. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Gangapura village has 81 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapura has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Gangapura is 344011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapura covers 3082 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangapura falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

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

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

Gangapura is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gangapura today is likely to be higher.

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