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About Ganankura Village

Ganankura is a large village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,451, made up of 1,281 males and 1,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Ganankura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganankura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 2,451
Male Population 1,281
Female Population 1,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ganankura compares

By the 2011 count Ganankura is the 17th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Ganankura

The census records public bus service for Ganankura as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganankura from other places

Ganankura lies about 12 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 11 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 Ganankura
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Mai 11 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 12 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 12 km

Villages closest to Ganankura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Ganankura

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganankura village had a population of 2,451. That makes it the 17th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Ganankura village has 1,281 males and 1,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganankura has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Ganankura covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganankura falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganankura is Mai, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ganankura.

Ganankura is about 12 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganankura is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 3.1 km away. Mai is about 11 km away. Jehanabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpura (under 2 km), Mirzapur (under 2 km) and Noawan (1.5 km).

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

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