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About Gangpur Village

Gangpur is a mid sized village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 489 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723156, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723156
Area (hectares) 216.39 hectares
Population 961
Male Population 489
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangpur compares

By the 2011 count Gangpur is the 24th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 216.39 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Gangpur

The census records public bus service for Gangpur 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhuluri, Dubrajpur, Dulalgora and Dumdumi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 961. That makes it the 24th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Gangpur village has 489 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangpur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Gangpur is 723156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangpur covers 216.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangpur falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gangpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Gangpur.

Gangpur is in Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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