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About Ganpur Village

Ganpur is a mid sized village in Purna tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 413 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.07 hectares hectares.

Ganpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Purna
Area (hectares) 482.07 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 413
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ganpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganpur is the 63rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 482.07 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ganpur

Ganpur 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 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 <5 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 21 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Mirkhal, about 3.9 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 railway station Mirkhal 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Purna 7.9 km
Nearest town Pūrna 7.9 km
District headquarters Parbhani 21 km

Villages closest to Ganpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purna 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 841. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Ganpur village has 413 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganpur has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Ganpur covers 482.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganpur falls under Purna tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ganpur is Mirkhal, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganpur.

Ganpur is about 21 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganpur is in Purna tehsil of Parbhani district. Mirkhal is about 3.9 km away. Purna is about 7.9 km away. Pūrna is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khambegaon (2.5 km), Ismailpur (2.6 km) and Mamdapur (2.6 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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