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About Ganganpur Village

Ganganpur is a mid sized village in Barara tehsil, in the district of Ambala, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 653 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 133201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganganpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganganpur village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Ambala
Tehsil Barara
Pincode 133201
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 1,209
Male Population 653
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganganpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganganpur is the 64th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Ganganpur

Ganganpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganganpur as Available within village. 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 Ganganpur from other places

Ganganpur lies about 31 km from Ambala. 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 Ganganpur
Tehsil headquarters Barara 4.1 km
Nearest town Barāra 4.1 km
District headquarters Ambala 31 km

Villages closest to Ganganpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganganpur village had a population of 1,209. That makes it the 64th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents.

Ganganpur village has 653 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganganpur has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Ganganpur is 133201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganganpur covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganganpur falls under Barara tehsil of Ambala district in Haryana.

The census record for Ganganpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ganganpur.

Ganganpur is about 31 km from Ambala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganganpur is in Barara tehsil of Ambala district. Barara is about 4.1 km away. Barāra is about 4.1 km away. Ambala is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Holi (under 2 km), Rukhri (2.2 km) and Milak Shekhan (2.9 km).

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

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