About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is one of the larger villages in Puraini tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,441, made up of 3,891 males and 3,550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396 hectares hectares.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Puraini
Area (hectares)	396 hectares
Population	7,441
Male Population	3,891
Female Population	3,550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,747 residents. Its 396 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Ganeshpur

Ganeshpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganeshpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 64 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Kharik, about 1.5 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
Nearest railway station	Kharik	1.5 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Puraini	26 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	64 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeshpur village had a population of 7,441. That makes it the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,747 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 3,891 males and 3,550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Ganeshpur covers 396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ganeshpur falls under Puraini tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Kharik, about 1.5 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 village for Ganeshpur.

Ganeshpur is about 64 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Puraini tehsil of Madhepura district. Kharik is about 1.5 km away. Naugachhia is about 8.8 km away. Puraini is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.