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About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is one of the larger villages in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,745, made up of 8,698 males and 8,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2125 hectares hectares.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 2125 hectares
Population 16,745
Male Population 8,698
Female Population 8,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 2125 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Ganeshpur

The census records public bus service for Ganeshpur as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganeshpur from other places

Ganeshpur lies about 12 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 7.0 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 Ganeshpur
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 7.0 km
District headquarters Purnia 12 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Ganeshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeshpur village had a population of 16,745. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 8,698 males and 8,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Ganeshpur covers 2125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganeshpur falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganeshpur.

Ganeshpur is about 12 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Krityanand Nagar is about 7.0 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 7.0 km away. Purnia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Songarha Ganeshpur (under 2 km), Kajha (under 2 km) and Songarha Kajha (under 2 km).

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

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