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About Ganpur Village

Ganpur is a small village in Gondpipri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 246 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares.

Ganpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Gondpipri
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 246
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganpur is the 52nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 809 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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 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 Ganpur from other places

Ganpur lies about 35 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Wihirgaon, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Gondpipri 14 km
Nearest railway station Wihirgaon 14 km
Nearest town Rājūra 21 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 35 km

Villages closest to Ganpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gondpipri 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 495. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 809 residents.

Ganpur village has 246 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Ganpur covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganpur falls under Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ganpur is Wihirgaon, about 14 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 Ganpur.

Ganpur is about 35 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganpur is in Gondpipri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Gondpipri is about 14 km away. Wihirgaon is about 14 km away. Rājūra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhalgaon (4.2 km), Aksapur (6.3 km) and Karanji (8.3 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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