About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a large village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,911, made up of 1,505 males and 1,406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bhangar I
Pincode	743502
Area (hectares)	522.53 hectares
Population	2,911
Male Population	1,505
Female Population	1,406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is the 31st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 522.53 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gangapur

Gangapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gangapur from other places

Gangapur lies about 7.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 1.6 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 Gangapur
Nearest railway station	Baharu	1.6 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhangar I	7.1 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	7.1 km

Villages closest to Gangapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar 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.

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Common questions about Gangapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur village had a population of 2,911. That makes it the 31st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Gangapur village has 1,505 males and 1,406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 522.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangapur falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangapur is Baharu, about 1.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gangapur.

Gangapur is about 7.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangapur is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 1.6 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 4.8 km away. Bhangar I is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.