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About Pedra Gangapur Village

Pedra Gangapur is a large village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,720, made up of 1,351 males and 1,369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pedra Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pedra Gangapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Pincode 276305
Area (hectares) 128.8 hectares
Population 2,720
Male Population 1,351
Female Population 1,369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pedra Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Pedra Gangapur is the 33rd largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 128.8 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Pedra Gangapur

The census records public bus service for Pedra Gangapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pedra Gangapur from other places

Pedra Gangapur lies about 23 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sanjarpur, about 4.4 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 Pedra Gangapur
Nearest railway station Sanjarpur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 12 km
Nearest town Lalganj 20 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 23 km

Villages closest to Pedra Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nizamabad 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 Pedra Gangapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pedra Gangapur village had a population of 2,720. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Pedra Gangapur village has 1,351 males and 1,369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pedra Gangapur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1041.

The pincode recorded for Pedra Gangapur is 276305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pedra Gangapur covers 128.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pedra Gangapur falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pedra Gangapur is Sanjarpur, about 4.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pedra Gangapur.

Pedra Gangapur is about 23 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pedra Gangapur is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sanjarpur is about 4.4 km away. Nizamabad is about 12 km away. Lalganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganga Pur (under 2 km), Gangapur Kaji (under 2 km) and Chak Khurram (under 2 km).

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

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