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About Ganipara Village

Ganipara is a small village in Dalu tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 183 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganipara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganipara village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Dalu
Pincode 794103
Population 347
Male Population 183
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganipara compares

By the 2011 count Ganipara is the 55th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Ganipara

Ganipara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ganipara as Available within 10+ 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 Ganipara from other places

Ganipara lies about 49 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 85 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 Ganipara
Tehsil headquarters Dalu 12 km
Nearest town Tura 38 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 49 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 85 km

Villages closest to Ganipara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganipara village had a population of 347. That makes it the 55th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Ganipara village has 183 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganipara has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Ganipara is 794103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganipara falls under Dalu tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Ganipara is Mendipathar, about 85 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganipara.

Ganipara is about 49 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganipara is in Dalu tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Dalu is about 12 km away. Tura is about 38 km away. West Garo Hills is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalugaon (12 km), Thibapara (14 km) and Tibapara (14 km).

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

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