About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 316 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,180 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272155, 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	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272155
Area (hectares)	39.18 hectares
Population	689
Male Population	316
Female Population	373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,180
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 440th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 39.18 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

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 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 31 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 24 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 town	Mehndāwal	19 km
Nearest railway station	Orwara	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	29 km
District headquarters	Basti	31 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya 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 689. That makes it the 440th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Gangapur village has 316 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 1180 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 272155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 39.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gangapur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Orwara, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 31 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 19 km away. Orwara is about 24 km away. Harraiya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.