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About Ganpur Village

Ganpur is a large village in Manawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,447, made up of 1,269 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 917.75 hectares hectares.

Ganpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Manawar
Area (hectares) 917.75 hectares
Population 2,447
Male Population 1,269
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganpur is the 22nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents. Its 917.75 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 987.

Getting to Ganpur

Ganpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ganpur from other places

Ganpur lies about 65 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 30 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 Ganpur
Nearest town Barwāni 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Manawar 21 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 30 km
District headquarters Dhar 65 km

Villages closest to Ganpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganpur village had a population of 2,447. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents.

Ganpur village has 1,269 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Ganpur covers 917.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganpur falls under Manawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganpur is Hathi gate station, about 30 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 village for Ganpur.

Ganpur is about 65 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganpur is in Manawar tehsil of Dhar district. Barwāni is about 10 km away. Manawar is about 21 km away. Hathi gate station is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsi (2.1 km), Mandwi (2.6 km) and Gopalpura (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ganpur today is likely to be higher.

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