About Gangapur Village

Gangapur is a small village in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 181 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743337, 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	Jaynagar II
Pincode	743337
Area (hectares)	33.3 hectares
Population	332
Male Population	181
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	834
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangapur compares

By the 2011 count Gangapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 33.3 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gangapur

Gangapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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	Jaynagar II	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 Jaynagar 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.

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Common questions about Gangapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangapur village had a population of 332. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Gangapur village has 181 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangapur has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gangapur is 743337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangapur covers 33.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangapur falls under Jaynagar II 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 1.6 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 4.8 km away. Jaynagar II is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.