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About Gangpur Village

Gangpur is a small village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 173 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712613
Area (hectares) 57.21 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 173
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangpur compares

By the 2011 count Gangpur is the 89th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 57.21 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gangpur

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

How far is Gangpur from other places

Gangpur lies about 20 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 3.4 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 Gangpur
Nearest railway station Bira 3.4 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul I 20 km
District headquarters Hugli 20 km

Villages closest to Gangpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangpur village had a population of 346. That makes it the 89th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Gangpur village has 173 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gangpur is 712613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangpur covers 57.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangpur falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangpur is Bira, about 3.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangpur.

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

Gangpur is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Bira is about 3.4 km away. Bārāsat is about 9.2 km away. Khanakul I 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 Ghagarpur (under 2 km), Chakrapur (2.3 km) and Chuadanga (7.0 km).

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

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