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About Ganpura Village

Ganpura is a small village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 154 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Ganpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Noorsarai
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 154
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganpura compares

By the 2011 count Ganpura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Ganpura

Ganpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganpura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganpura from other places

Ganpura lies about 11 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Noorsarai, about 3.8 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 Ganpura
Nearest railway station Noorsarai 3.8 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 10 km
District headquarters Nalanda 11 km

Villages closest to Ganpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganpura village had a population of 309. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Ganpura village has 154 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganpura has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Ganpura covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganpura falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganpura is Noorsarai, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ganpura.

Ganpura is about 11 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganpura is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Noorsarai is about 3.8 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 10 km away. Nalanda is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Juhi Chak (under 2 km), Marhara (under 2 km) and Nosra (under 2 km).

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

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