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About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a small village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 75 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.64 hectares hectares.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 242.64 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 75
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is the 120th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 242.64 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Ganeshpur

Ganeshpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganeshpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ganeshpur from other places

Ganeshpur lies about 64 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Dadgaon, about 7.8 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 Ganeshpur
Nearest railway station Dadgaon 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 8.9 km
Nearest town Kāranja 8.9 km
District headquarters Washim 64 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeshpur village had a population of 147. That makes it the 120th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 75 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Ganeshpur covers 242.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganeshpur falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Dadgaon, about 7.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganeshpur.

Ganeshpur is about 64 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Dadgaon is about 7.8 km away. Karanja is about 8.9 km away. Kāranja is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanora Tathod (under 2 km), Inza (2.4 km) and Alimardapur (2.5 km).

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

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