About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a small village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 69 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Tehsil	Mehnagar
Pincode	276205
Area (hectares)	13.18 hectares
Population	137
Male Population	69
Female Population	68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 263rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 13.18 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Gangapur

Gangapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gangapur from other places

Gangapur lies about 18 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 9.3 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 Gangapur
Tehsil headquarters	Mehnagar	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Phariha	9.3 km
Nearest town	Lalganj	17 km
District headquarters	Azamgarh	18 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

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

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Common questions about Gangapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur village had a population of 137. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Gangapur village has 69 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 276205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 13.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangapur falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Phariha, about 9.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 18 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 7.5 km away. Phariha is about 9.3 km away. Lalganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.