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About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 127 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 376 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 127
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 376 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

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 48 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 11 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 Kumandih 11 km
Nearest town Lātehār 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 27 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 48 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peshrar 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 250. That makes it the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 127 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Ganeshpur is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeshpur covers 376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganeshpur falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Kumandih, about 11 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 48 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kumandih is about 11 km away. Lātehār is about 21 km away. Peshrar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih (17 km), Bul Bul (17 km) and Bahagara (17 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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