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About Ganj Village

Ganj is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 558 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Ganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 558
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganj compares

By the 2011 count Ganj is the 39th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Ganj

Ganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ganj from other places

Ganj lies about 17 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Maranchi Halt, about under 2 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 Ganj
Nearest railway station Maranchi Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 6.3 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 13 km
District headquarters Patna 17 km

Villages closest to Ganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganj village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 39th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Ganj village has 558 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganj 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 917.

Ganj covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganj falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganj is Maranchi Halt, about under 2 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 km distance for Ganj.

Ganj is about 17 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganj is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Maranchi Halt is about under 2 km away. Punpun is about 6.3 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muhammadpur (under 2 km), Jalalpur (under 2 km) and Chande Dih (under 2 km).

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

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