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About Gangarampur Village

Gangarampur is a large village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,016, made up of 2,087 males and 1,929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur II
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 191.64 hectares
Population 4,016
Male Population 2,087
Female Population 1,929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 9th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 191.64 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

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 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 13 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 Joka 13 km
Nearest town Baruipur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur II 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Gangarampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur 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 4,016. That makes it the 9th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Gangarampur village has 2,087 males and 1,929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangarampur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gangarampur is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangarampur covers 191.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gangarampur falls under Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangarampur is Joka, about 13 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 24 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.

Gangarampur is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 13 km away. Baruipur is about 17 km away. Bishnupur II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deuli Sultanpur (under 2 km), Kriparampur (2.1 km) and Chandi (2.2 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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