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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,007, made up of 1,022 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271604, 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 Balrampur
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 271604
Area (hectares) 272.77 hectares
Population 2,007
Male Population 1,022
Female Population 985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 116th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents. Its 272.77 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 880.

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 5.2 km from Balrāmpur, and the nearest railway station is Balrampur, 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 Gangapur
Nearest railway station Balrampur 4.4 km
Nearest town Balrāmpur 5.2 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 2,007. That makes it the 116th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents.

Gangapur village has 1,022 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 271604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 272.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangapur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Balrampur, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 5.2 km from Balrāmpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district. Balrampur is about 4.4 km away. Balrāmpur is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tengnahia Mankot (under 2 km), Sikharpur (under 2 km) and Koeliha (1.9 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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