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About Gangpura Village

Gangpura is a mid sized village in Pachpahar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,651, made up of 850 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Pachpahar
Pincode 326502
Area (hectares) 557.94 hectares
Population 1,651
Male Population 850
Female Population 801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangpura compares

By the 2011 count Gangpura is the 26th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents. Its 557.94 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Gangpura

Gangpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gangpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangpura from other places

Gangpura lies about 12 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 6.3 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 Gangpura
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 6.3 km
Nearest town Jhālrapātan 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachpahar 12 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 12 km

Villages closest to Gangpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachpahar 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 Gangpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangpura village had a population of 1,651. That makes it the 26th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents.

Gangpura village has 850 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangpura has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Gangpura is 326502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangpura covers 557.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangpura falls under Pachpahar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gangpura is Jhalarapatan, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gangpura.

Gangpura is about 12 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangpura is in Pachpahar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalarapatan is about 6.3 km away. Jhālrapātan is about 8.8 km away. Pachpahar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwatipura (under 2 km), Shekhpura (under 2 km) and Kochariya Kheri (under 2 km).

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

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