Gangapur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Varanasi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was the capital of Gautam Bhumihars. The town has a redstone fort built by Balawant Singh, which is now utilised as an educational campus.
Demographics As of the 2001 Census of India, Gangapur had a population of 6,388. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gangapur has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 46%. In Gangapur, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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