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About Gangalpur Village

Gangalpur is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 532 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.1 hectares hectares.

Gangalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Area (hectares) 70.1 hectares
Population 991
Male Population 532
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gangalpur is the 261st largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 70.1 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Gangalpur

Gangalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gangalpur from other places

Gangalpur lies about 27 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Rati Ka Nagla, about 4.5 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 Gangalpur
Nearest railway station Rati Ka Nagla 4.5 km
Nearest town Sikandra Rao 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 27 km
District headquarters Aligarh 27 km

Villages closest to Gangalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangalpur village had a population of 991. That makes it the 261st largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Gangalpur village has 532 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangalpur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Gangalpur covers 70.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangalpur falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangalpur is Rati Ka Nagla, about 4.5 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 <5 km distance for Gangalpur.

Gangalpur is about 27 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangalpur is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Rati Ka Nagla is about 4.5 km away. Sikandra Rao is about 12 km away. Koil is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagla Kesia (under 2 km), Bhinoli (2.5 km) and Maloi (3.1 km).

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

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