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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a small village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 147 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.46 hectares hectares.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 41.46 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 147
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 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 2,074 residents. Its 41.46 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

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 <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 from other places

Gangapur lies about 29 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Chaubisi, 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
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 13 km
Nearest railway station Chaubisi 14 km
Nearest town Jais 28 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 29 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 288. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Gangapur village has 147 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Gangapur covers 41.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangapur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Chaubisi, 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.

Gangapur is about 29 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Maharajganj is about 13 km away. Chaubisi is about 14 km away. Jais is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadariya (under 2 km), Bari Gohanna (under 2 km) and Math Goshaee (1.7 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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