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About Ganeshganj Village

Ganeshganj is a mid sized village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 450 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 668.61 hectares hectares.

Ganeshganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshganj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 668.61 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 450
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ganeshganj compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshganj is the 79th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 668.61 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Ganeshganj

Ganeshganj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ganeshganj as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 25 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Makronia, about 19 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 Banda 12 km
Nearest railway station Makronia 19 km
District headquarters Sagar 25 km

Villages closest to Ganeshganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banda 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 873. That makes it the 79th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Ganeshganj village has 450 males and 423 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, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

Ganeshganj covers 668.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganeshganj falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshganj is Makronia, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ganeshganj.

Ganeshganj is about 25 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshganj is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 12 km away. Makronia is about 19 km away. Sagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Magardha (under 2 km), Semra Dant (2.0 km) and Khojampur (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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