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About Gangarampur Village

Gangarampur is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,396, made up of 716 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangarampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangarampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 218.6 hectares
Population 1,396
Male Population 716
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangarampur compares

By the 2011 count Gangarampur is the 52nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 218.6 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gangarampur

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

How far is Gangarampur from other places

Gangarampur lies about 9.6 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gangarampur, about 1.8 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 Gangarampur
Nearest town Gangārāmpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Gangarampur 1.8 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 9.6 km

Villages closest to Gangarampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangarampur village had a population of 1,396. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Gangarampur village has 716 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangarampur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Gangarampur is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangarampur covers 218.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangarampur falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangarampur is Gangarampur, about 1.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangarampur.

Gangarampur is about 9.6 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangarampur is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Gangārāmpur is about under 2 km away. Gangarampur is about 1.8 km away. Dakshin Dinajpur is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katatair (5.6 km), Basudebpur (6.3 km) and Shukdebpur (6.3 km).

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

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