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About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 369 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 141.2 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 369
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 83rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 141.2 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 944.

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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangapur from other places

Gangapur lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 5.5 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
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 5.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Illambazar 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 696. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Gangapur village has 369 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 141.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangapur falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Mallarpur, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 5.5 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Illambazar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalnagar (under 2 km), Chhata Chak (3.7 km) and Chhatar Bandi (3.7 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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