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About Ganguli Village

Ganguli is a large village in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,711, made up of 2,455 males and 2,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganguli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganguli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Benipatti
Pincode 847223
Area (hectares) 383 hectares
Population 4,711
Male Population 2,455
Female Population 2,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Ganguli compares

By the 2011 count Ganguli is the 26th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 383 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 913.

Getting to Ganguli

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

Ganguli lies about 16 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Manigachi, about 1.9 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 Ganguli
Nearest railway station Manigachi 1.9 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 13 km
District headquarters Madhubani 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Benipatti 35 km

Villages closest to Ganguli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganguli village had a population of 4,711. That makes it the 26th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Ganguli village has 2,455 males and 2,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganguli has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Ganguli is 847223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganguli covers 383 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganguli falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganguli is Manigachi, about 1.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ganguli.

Ganguli is about 16 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganguli is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Manigachi is about 1.9 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 13 km away. Madhubani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (6.4 km), Arazi Pandaul (8.9 km) and Madhopur (9.1 km).

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

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