About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 321 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barharwa
Pincode	816101
Area (hectares)	6.92 hectares
Population	621
Male Population	321
Female Population	300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
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 67th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 6.92 hectares work out to about 90 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

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 63 km from Sahibganj, 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
Nearest railway station	Tilbhita	7.4 km
Nearest town	Pakur	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barharwa	19 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	63 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharwa 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 621. That makes it the 67th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 321 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ganeshpur is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeshpur covers 6.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 90 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ganeshpur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganeshpur.

Ganeshpur is about 63 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tilbhita is about 7.4 km away. Pakur is about 9.1 km away. Barharwa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.