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About Uttar Gangarampur Village

Uttar Gangarampur is a small village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 107 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Gangarampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Gangarampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 107
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Gangarampur compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Gangarampur is the 131st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Uttar Gangarampur

Uttar Gangarampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uttar Gangarampur as Available within 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 Uttar Gangarampur from other places

Uttar Gangarampur lies about 36 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 15 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 Uttar Gangarampur
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 14 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 15 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 15 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 36 km

Villages closest to Uttar Gangarampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Gangarampur village had a population of 218. That makes it the 131st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Uttar Gangarampur village has 107 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Gangarampur has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Gangarampur is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Gangarampur covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttar Gangarampur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Gangarampur is Rampurhat Junction, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Uttar Gangarampur.

Uttar Gangarampur is about 36 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Gangarampur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 14 km away. Rampur Hat is about 15 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Gangarampur (under 2 km), Durga Rampur (under 2 km) and Sabaldaha (under 2 km).

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

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