About Ghanipur Village

Ghanipur is a large village in Patepur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,509, made up of 1,810 males and 1,699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Vaishali
Tehsil	Patepur
Pincode	843114
Area (hectares)	144 hectares
Population	3,509
Male Population	1,810
Female Population	1,699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghanipur compares

By the 2011 count Ghanipur is the 39th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Ghanipur

Ghanipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghanipur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghanipur from other places

Ghanipur lies about 105 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Barauni Flag, about 2.5 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 Ghanipur
Nearest railway station	Barauni Flag	2.5 km
Nearest town	Bāruni	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patepur	33 km
District headquarters	Vaishali	105 km

Villages closest to Ghanipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanipur village had a population of 3,509. That makes it the 39th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents.

Ghanipur village has 1,810 males and 1,699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanipur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Ghanipur is 843114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanipur covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghanipur falls under Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghanipur is Barauni Flag, about 2.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghanipur.

Ghanipur is about 105 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanipur is in Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district. Barauni Flag is about 2.5 km away. Bāruni is about 2.8 km away. Patepur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.