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About Ganak Para Village

Ganak Para is a large village in Chenga tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,006, made up of 2,098 males and 1,908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganak Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganak Para village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Chenga
Pincode 781305
Area (hectares) 249.13 hectares
Population 4,006
Male Population 2,098
Female Population 1,908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganak Para compares

By the 2011 count Ganak Para is the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents. Its 249.13 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ganak Para

Ganak Para is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganak Para 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 Ganak Para from other places

Ganak Para lies about 28 km from Barpeta, 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 Ganak Para
Nearest railway station Sorupeta 6.6 km
Nearest town Barpeta Road 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenga 28 km
District headquarters Barpeta 28 km

Villages closest to Ganak Para

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chenga 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 Ganak Para

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganak Para village had a population of 4,006. That makes it the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents.

Ganak Para village has 2,098 males and 1,908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganak Para has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ganak Para is 781305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganak Para covers 249.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ganak Para falls under Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Ganak Para is Sorupeta, about 6.6 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 Ganak Para.

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

Ganak Para is in Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district. Sorupeta is about 6.6 km away. Barpeta Road is about 14 km away. Chenga 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 Halanga Para N C (under 2 km), Haripur (18 km) and Barbhitha (20 km).

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

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