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About Ganphalia Village

Ganphalia is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,630, made up of 842 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Ganphalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganphalia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 1,630
Male Population 842
Female Population 788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganphalia compares

By the 2011 count Ganphalia is the 50th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 16 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 930.

Getting to Ganphalia

Ganphalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganphalia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganphalia from other places

Ganphalia lies about 42 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 5.0 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 Ganphalia
Nearest railway station Kanki 5.0 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 29 km
District headquarters Purnia 42 km

Villages closest to Ganphalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganphalia village had a population of 1,630. That makes it the 50th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Ganphalia village has 842 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganphalia has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Ganphalia covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ganphalia falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganphalia is Kanki, about 5.0 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 km distance for Ganphalia.

Ganphalia is about 42 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganphalia is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 5.0 km away. Kishanganj is about 18 km away. Baisa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asja (under 2 km), Sila Raghunathpur (under 2 km) and Panki Milik (under 2 km).

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

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