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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a mid sized village in Begun tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 270 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Begun
Pincode 312023
Area (hectares) 118.77 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 270
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 75th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 118.77 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 41 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Parsoli, about 18 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 Begun 2.9 km
Nearest town Begūn 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Parsoli 18 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 41 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Begun 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 536. That makes it the 75th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Gangapur village has 270 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 312023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 118.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangapur falls under Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Parsoli, about 18 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 village for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 41 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Begun is about 2.9 km away. Begūn is about 2.9 km away. Parsoli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishorpura (under 2 km), Khermaliya (2.1 km) and Bandan Ka Rajpura (2.5 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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