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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a small village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 40 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222161, 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 Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222161
Area (hectares) 15.46 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 40
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 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 1,188 residents. Its 15.46 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Gangapur

The census records public bus service for Gangapur 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 <5 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 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 2.8 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 Mariahu 2.8 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 3.5 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 22 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 79. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Gangapur village has 40 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 222161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 15.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangapur falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Mariahu, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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.

Gangapur is about 22 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 2.8 km away. Mariāhu is about 3.5 km away. Jaunpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganapur (under 2 km), Bujurga (under 2 km) and Kataghara (under 2 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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