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About Ganeshganj Village

Ganeshganj is a small village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 199 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.96 hectares hectares.

Ganeshganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshganj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 145.96 hectares
Population 386
Male Population 199
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganeshganj compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshganj is the 134th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 145.96 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 996.

Getting to Ganeshganj

Ganeshganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganeshganj as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ganeshganj from other places

Ganeshganj lies about 39 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 49 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 Ganeshganj
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 12 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 39 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 49 km

Villages closest to Ganeshganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeshganj village had a population of 386. That makes it the 134th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Ganeshganj village has 199 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshganj has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Ganeshganj covers 145.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganeshganj falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshganj is Jhalarapatan, about 49 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 km distance for Ganeshganj.

Ganeshganj is about 39 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshganj is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 12 km away. Rajgarh is about 39 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gul Khedi (under 2 km), Badgaon (1.7 km) and Ramganj (2.1 km).

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

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