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About Gangapur Banki Village

Gangapur Banki is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,137, made up of 1,160 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Banki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur Banki village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 271201
Area (hectares) 293.57 hectares
Population 2,137
Male Population 1,160
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur Banki compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur Banki is the 110th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents. Its 293.57 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Gangapur Banki

Gangapur Banki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangapur Banki 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangapur Banki from other places

Gangapur Banki lies about 15 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Jharkhandi, about 14 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 Banki
Nearest railway station Jharkhandi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 15 km
Nearest town Balrāmpur 15 km

Villages closest to Gangapur Banki

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 Banki

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur Banki village had a population of 2,137. That makes it the 110th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents.

Gangapur Banki village has 1,160 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur Banki has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur Banki is 271201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur Banki covers 293.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gangapur Banki is Jharkhandi, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangapur Banki.

Gangapur Banki is about 15 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur Banki is in Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district. Jharkhandi is about 14 km away. Balrampur is about 15 km away. Balrāmpur 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 Ghughulpur (1.7 km), Rachaurah (2.0 km) and Deoria (2.5 km).

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

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