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About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 295 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 162.04 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 295
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is the 53rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 162.04 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Ganeshpur

Ganeshpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganeshpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 30 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwar, about 8.8 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 Ormanjhi 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Sidhwar 8.8 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 12 km
District headquarters Ranchi 30 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ormanjhi 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 591. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 295 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Ganeshpur is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeshpur covers 162.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganeshpur falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Sidhwar, about 8.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ganeshpur.

Ganeshpur is about 30 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Ormanjhi is about 6.9 km away. Sidhwar is about 8.8 km away. Rāmgarh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bartua (under 2 km), Gurgain (1.7 km) and Jaidiha (1.9 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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