About Ganipur Village

Ganipur is a mid sized village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,107, made up of 577 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Ganipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Hilsa
Area (hectares)	83 hectares
Population	1,107
Male Population	577
Female Population	530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganipur compares

By the 2011 count Ganipur is the 40th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Ganipur

Ganipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganipur as Available within village. 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 Ganipur from other places

Ganipur lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 2.6 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 Ganipur
Nearest railway station	Hilsa	2.6 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	19 km

Villages closest to Ganipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganipur village had a population of 1,107. That makes it the 40th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Ganipur village has 577 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganipur 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 914.

Ganipur covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganipur falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganipur is Hilsa, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ganipur.

Ganipur is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganipur is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 2.6 km away. Nalanda is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.