Skip to main content

About Gangapur Sharkee Village

Gangapur Sharkee is a mid sized village in Shahabad tehsil, in the district of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 352 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301 hectares hectares.

Gangapur Sharkee Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur Sharkee village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rampur
Tehsil Shahabad
Area (hectares) 301 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 352
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur Sharkee compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur Sharkee is the 138th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents. Its 301 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 899.

Getting to Gangapur Sharkee

Gangapur Sharkee is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangapur Sharkee as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sharkee from other places

Gangapur Sharkee lies about 7.6 km from Rampur, and the nearest railway station is Rampur Junction, about 11 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 Sharkee
District headquarters Rampur 7.6 km
Nearest town Rāmpur 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Rampur Junction 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahabad 34 km

Villages closest to Gangapur Sharkee

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur Sharkee village had a population of 651. That makes it the 138th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents.

Gangapur Sharkee village has 352 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur Sharkee has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Gangapur Sharkee covers 301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangapur Sharkee falls under Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur Sharkee is Rampur Junction, about 11 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 within 10+ km distance for Gangapur Sharkee.

Gangapur Sharkee is about 7.6 km from Rampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur Sharkee is in Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district. Rampur is about 7.6 km away. Rāmpur is about 7.6 km away. Rampur Junction is about 11 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 Garbi (under 2 km), Shahadra (7.4 km) and Bamanpuri (7.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.