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About Gangarampur Village

Gangarampur is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 312 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, 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 Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 99.8 hectares
Population 635
Male Population 312
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangarampur compares

By the 2011 count Gangarampur is the 142nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 99.8 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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 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 140 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 5.6 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 railway station Takipur 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 9.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 11 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 140 km

Villages closest to Gangarampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 635. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Gangarampur village has 312 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangarampur has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gangarampur is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangarampur covers 99.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gangarampur is Takipur, about 5.6 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangarampur.

Gangarampur is about 140 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 Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Takipur is about 5.6 km away. Tapan is about 9.4 km away. Nalhāti 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 Abhirampur (under 2 km), Muktarampur (under 2 km) and Rampur (under 2 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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