About Ganj Village

Ganj is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 658 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Obra
Pincode	824124
Area (hectares)	102 hectares
Population	1,230
Male Population	658
Female Population	572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganj compares

By the 2011 count Ganj is the 56th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Ganj

Ganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganj 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganj from other places

Ganj lies about 14 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 3.5 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 Ganj
Tehsil headquarters	Obra	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Anugraha Narayan Road	3.5 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	14 km
Nearest town	Aurangābād	14 km

Villages closest to Ganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganj village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 56th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Ganj village has 658 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganj has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Ganj is 824124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganj covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganj falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganj is Anugraha Narayan Road, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ganj.

Ganj is about 14 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganj is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 2.5 km away. Anugraha Narayan Road is about 3.5 km away. Aurangabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.