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About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a mid sized village in Imamganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 312 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Imamganj
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 312
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is the 99th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Ganeshpur

Ganeshpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganeshpur 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 Ganeshpur from other places

Ganeshpur lies about 62 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 45 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 Ganeshpur
Tehsil headquarters Imamganj 4.9 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 28 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 45 km
District headquarters Gaya 62 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeshpur village had a population of 588. That makes it the 99th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 312 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Ganeshpur covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganeshpur falls under Imamganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Dev Road Halt, about 45 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 Ganeshpur.

Ganeshpur is about 62 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Imamganj tehsil of Gaya district. Imamganj is about 4.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 28 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akauni (under 2 km), Bara (under 2 km) and Lawabar (under 2 km).

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

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