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About Gangarampur Village

Gangarampur is a mid sized village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 501 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742187, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Nabagram
Pincode 742187
Area (hectares) 176.24 hectares
Population 1,017
Male Population 501
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 73rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 176.24 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

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 143 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 3.8 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
Tehsil headquarters Nabagram 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapur 3.8 km
Nearest town Manihāri 29 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 143 km

Villages closest to Gangarampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabagram 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 1,017. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Gangarampur village has 501 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangarampur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Gangarampur is 742187. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangarampur covers 176.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangarampur falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangarampur is Harishchandrapur, about 3.8 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 143 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangarampur is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Nabagram is about 3.2 km away. Harishchandrapur is about 3.8 km away. Manihāri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radhanagar (1.7 km), Bagmara (2.8 km) and Amar (3.2 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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