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About Gangapur Kamwan Village

Gangapur Kamwan is a mid sized village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 971, made up of 517 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.52 hectares hectares.

Gangapur Kamwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur Kamwan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Area (hectares) 249.52 hectares
Population 971
Male Population 517
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur Kamwan compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur Kamwan is the 154th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 249.52 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Gangapur Kamwan

Gangapur Kamwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangapur Kamwan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Kamwan from other places

Gangapur Kamwan lies about 28 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Lachhmanpur, about 20 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 Kamwan
Tehsil headquarters Salon 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Lachhmanpur 20 km
Nearest town Jais 24 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 28 km

Villages closest to Gangapur Kamwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salon 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 Kamwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur Kamwan village had a population of 971. That makes it the 154th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Gangapur Kamwan village has 517 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur Kamwan has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Gangapur Kamwan covers 249.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gangapur Kamwan is Lachhmanpur, about 20 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 and private bus service as Available for Gangapur Kamwan.

Gangapur Kamwan is about 28 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 Kamwan is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Salon is about 4.2 km away. Lachhmanpur is about 20 km away. Jais is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhan Kesara (under 2 km), Shahbajpur (2.1 km) and Gopalpur (2.4 km).

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

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