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About Ganjpur Village

Ganjpur is a mid sized village in Dharur tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,255, made up of 660 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Dharur
Pincode 431123
Area (hectares) 443.91 hectares
Population 1,255
Male Population 660
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganjpur is the 36th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,518 residents. Its 443.91 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Ganjpur

Ganjpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganjpur as Available within village. 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 Ganjpur from other places

Ganjpur lies about 48 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Parli-Vaijnath, about 42 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 Ganjpur
Tehsil headquarters Dharur 8.3 km
Nearest town Dhārūr 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Parli-Vaijnath 42 km
District headquarters Bid 48 km

Villages closest to Ganjpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjpur village had a population of 1,255. That makes it the 36th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,518 residents.

Ganjpur village has 660 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Ganjpur is 431123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjpur covers 443.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganjpur falls under Dharur tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ganjpur is Parli-Vaijnath, about 42 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganjpur.

Ganjpur is about 48 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjpur is in Dharur tehsil of Bid district. Dharur is about 8.3 km away. Dhārūr is about 8.3 km away. Parli-Vaijnath is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinchpur (1.5 km), Tandalwadi (5.2 km) and Kasari (6.8 km).

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

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