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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 746, made up of 385 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.05 hectares hectares.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 82.05 hectares
Population 746
Male Population 385
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 369th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 82.05 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gangapur

Gangapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gangapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gangapur from other places

Gangapur lies about 3.6 km from Azamgarh. 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
District headquarters Azamgarh 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 15 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur village had a population of 746. That makes it the 369th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Gangapur village has 385 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Gangapur covers 82.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Gangapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 3.6 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 Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Azamgarh is about 3.6 km away. Sagri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (1.6 km), Nuruddinpur (1.7 km) and Kotha (2.6 km).

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

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