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About Gangadharapuram Village

Gangadharapuram is a mid sized village in Peravurani tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 346 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangadharapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangadharapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Peravurani
Pincode 614802
Area (hectares) 295.12 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 346
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangadharapuram compares

By the 2011 count Gangadharapuram is the 45th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents. Its 295.12 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Gangadharapuram

Gangadharapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangadharapuram 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangadharapuram from other places

Gangadharapuram lies about 52 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Ottankadu, about 1.7 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 Gangadharapuram
Nearest railway station Ottankadu 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Peravurani 7.6 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 52 km

Villages closest to Gangadharapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangadharapuram village had a population of 738. That makes it the 45th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents.

Gangadharapuram village has 346 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangadharapuram has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Gangadharapuram is 614802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangadharapuram covers 295.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangadharapuram falls under Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gangadharapuram is Ottankadu, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gangadharapuram is about 52 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangadharapuram is in Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district. Ottankadu is about 1.7 km away. Peravurani is about 7.6 km away. Thanjavur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalagam I (2.1 km), Kalagam Ii (2.1 km) and Palacherikkadu (2.3 km).

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

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