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About Ganakpara Village

Ganakpara is a mid sized village in Barnagar tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 366 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganakpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganakpara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Barnagar
Pincode 781317
Area (hectares) 205.64 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 366
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganakpara compares

By the 2011 count Ganakpara is the 147th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 205.64 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Ganakpara

Ganakpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganakpara 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganakpara from other places

Ganakpara lies about 28 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Sorupeta, about 6.6 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 Ganakpara
Nearest railway station Sorupeta 6.6 km
Nearest town Barpeta Road 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Barnagar 28 km
District headquarters Baksa 28 km

Villages closest to Ganakpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganakpara village had a population of 694. That makes it the 147th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Ganakpara village has 366 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganakpara has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Ganakpara is 781317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganakpara covers 205.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganakpara falls under Barnagar tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Ganakpara is Sorupeta, about 6.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganakpara.

Ganakpara is about 28 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganakpara is in Barnagar tehsil of Baksa district. Sorupeta is about 6.6 km away. Barpeta Road is about 14 km away. Barnagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ujanbahbari (under 2 km), Bajegaon (11 km) and Bare Gaon (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ganakpara today is likely to be higher.

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