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About Gangarampur Village

Gangarampur is a mid sized village in Kaliachak II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 454 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732207, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak II
Pincode 732207
Area (hectares) 75.6 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 454
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Gangarampur compares

By the 2011 count Gangarampur is the 37th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,157 residents. Its 75.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

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 - 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 Gangarampur from other places

Gangarampur lies about 30 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 8.0 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 Milangarh 8.0 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliachak II 30 km
District headquarters Maldah 30 km

Villages closest to Gangarampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliachak II 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 862. That makes it the 37th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,157 residents.

Gangarampur village has 454 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangarampur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gangarampur is 732207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangarampur covers 75.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangarampur falls under Kaliachak II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangarampur is Milangarh, about 8.0 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 Gangarampur.

Gangarampur is about 30 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangarampur is in Kaliachak II tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 8.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Kaliachak II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darijayrampur (under 2 km), Diar Gangarampur (under 2 km) and Chhota Mahadipur (3.7 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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