About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a large village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,342, made up of 1,725 males and 1,617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Balumath
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	1218 hectares
Population	3,342
Male Population	1,725
Female Population	1,617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 1218 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ganeshpur

Ganeshpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ganeshpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ganeshpur from other places

Ganeshpur lies about 42 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 6.0 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
Nearest railway station	Bukru	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balumath	12 km
Nearest town	Churi	20 km
District headquarters	Latehar	42 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeshpur village had a population of 3,342. That makes it the 4th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 1,725 males and 1,617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Ganeshpur is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeshpur covers 1218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganeshpur falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Bukru, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganeshpur.

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

Ganeshpur is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Bukru is about 6.0 km away. Balumath is about 12 km away. Churi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.