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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a small village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 70 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224204, 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 Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224204
Area (hectares) 16.47 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 70
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 16.47 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gangapur

Gangapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangapur as Available within 10+ 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 from other places

Gangapur lies about 25 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Malethu Kanak, about 9.5 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 Malethu Kanak 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 10 km
District headquarters Faizabad 25 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 25 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bikapur 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 142. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Gangapur village has 70 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 224204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 16.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangapur falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Malethu Kanak, about 9.5 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 <5 km distance for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 25 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Malethu Kanak is about 9.5 km away. Bikapur is about 10 km away. Faizabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangapur Mu Ramieypur (under 2 km), Gangapur Mu Tikri (under 2 km) and Parwar Para (1.6 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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