About Ganaura Village

Ganaura is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 360 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Ganaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Goradih
Area (hectares)	40 hectares
Population	689
Male Population	360
Female Population	329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganaura compares

By the 2011 count Ganaura is the 55th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Ganaura

Ganaura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ganaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ganaura from other places

Ganaura lies about 15 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatpuraini Railway station, about 9.7 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 Ganaura
Tehsil headquarters	Goradih	2.8 km
Nearest railway station	Hatpuraini Railway station	9.7 km
Nearest town	Purāini	10 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	15 km

Villages closest to Ganaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganaura village had a population of 689. That makes it the 55th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Ganaura village has 360 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganaura has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Ganaura covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ganaura falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganaura is Hatpuraini Railway station, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganaura.

Ganaura is about 15 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganaura is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Goradih is about 2.8 km away. Hatpuraini Railway station is about 9.7 km away. Purāini is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.