About Ganipur Village

Ganipur is a mid sized village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,566, made up of 820 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.86 hectares hectares.

Ganipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Bahadurpur
Area (hectares)	125.86 hectares
Population	1,566
Male Population	820
Female Population	746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganipur compares

By the 2011 count Ganipur is the 60th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 125.86 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Ganipur

Ganipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganipur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganipur from other places

Ganipur lies about 92 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Lakhminia, about 2.2 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 Ganipur
Nearest town	Ballia	1.9 km
Nearest railway station	Lakhminia	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bahadurpur	20 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	92 km

Villages closest to Ganipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganipur village had a population of 1,566. That makes it the 60th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Ganipur village has 820 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganipur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Ganipur covers 125.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganipur falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganipur is Lakhminia, about 2.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ganipur.

Ganipur is about 92 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganipur is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Ballia is about 1.9 km away. Lakhminia is about 2.2 km away. Bahadurpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.