About Ganjan Village

Ganjan is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,247, made up of 1,184 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Pincode	855102
Area (hectares)	137 hectares
Population	2,247
Male Population	1,184
Female Population	1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
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 Ganjan compares

By the 2011 count Ganjan is the 45th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Ganjan

Ganjan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ganjan 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 Ganjan from other places

Ganjan lies about 43 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 3.9 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 Ganjan
Nearest railway station	Kachna	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	6.6 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	14 km
District headquarters	Katihar	43 km

Villages closest to Ganjan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjan village had a population of 2,247. That makes it the 45th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Ganjan village has 1,184 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjan has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Ganjan is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjan covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ganjan falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganjan is Kachna, about 3.9 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 Ganjan.

Ganjan is about 43 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjan is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Kachna is about 3.9 km away. Barsoi is about 6.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.