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About Gangapur Raqba Village

Gangapur Raqba is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 700 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Raqba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur Raqba village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 244713
Area (hectares) 107.44 hectares
Population 1,278
Male Population 700
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangapur Raqba compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur Raqba is the 33rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents. Its 107.44 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Gangapur Raqba

Gangapur Raqba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangapur Raqba as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangapur Raqba from other places

Gangapur Raqba lies about 43 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kashipur Junction, about 3.5 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 Raqba
Tehsil headquarters Kashipur 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Kashipur Junction 3.5 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 43 km

Villages closest to Gangapur Raqba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur Raqba village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents.

Gangapur Raqba village has 700 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur Raqba has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur Raqba is 244713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur Raqba covers 107.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangapur Raqba falls under Kashipur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur Raqba is Kashipur Junction, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangapur Raqba.

Gangapur Raqba is about 43 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur Raqba is in Kashipur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Kashipur is about 3.4 km away. Kashipur Junction is about 3.5 km away. Udham Singh Nagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur Khurd (under 2 km), Basai (under 2 km) and Jagannathpur (under 2 km).

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

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