About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is one of the larger villages in Bairia tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,132, made up of 3,166 males and 2,966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.65 hectares hectares.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ballia
Tehsil	Bairia
Area (hectares)	178.65 hectares
Population	6,132
Male Population	3,166
Female Population	2,966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 20th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,627 residents. Its 178.65 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Gangapur

Gangapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gangapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangapur from other places

Gangapur lies about 14 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Majhola Pakarya, about 5.6 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
Nearest railway station	Majhola Pakarya	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bairia	14 km
District headquarters	Ballia	14 km
Nearest town	Sitārganj	17 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bairia 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 6,132. That makes it the 20th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,627 residents.

Gangapur village has 3,166 males and 2,966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Gangapur covers 178.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gangapur falls under Bairia tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Majhola Pakarya, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 14 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Bairia tehsil of Ballia district. Majhola Pakarya is about 5.6 km away. Bairia is about 14 km away. Ballia is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.