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About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 151 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 104.67 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 151
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is the 76th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 104.67 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ganeshpur

Ganeshpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 9.1 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 7.4 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 Hiranpur 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 7.4 km
District headquarters Pakur 9.1 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranpur 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 324. That makes it the 76th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 151 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Ganeshpur is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeshpur covers 104.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganeshpur falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Tilbhita, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganeshpur.

Ganeshpur is about 9.1 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 7.2 km away. Tilbhita is about 7.4 km away. Pakur is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansingpur (under 2 km), Murgadanga (under 2 km) and Kidirpur (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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