About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 364 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	146108
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	748
Male Population	364
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is the 162nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Ganeshpur

Ganeshpur 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 Ganeshpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganeshpur from other places

Ganeshpur lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 7.9 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 Ganeshpur
Nearest railway station	Mahngarwal Doaba	7.9 km
Nearest town	Banga	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	18 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	24 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

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

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Common questions about Ganeshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeshpur village had a population of 748. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 364 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Ganeshpur is 146108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeshpur covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganeshpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ganeshpur.

Ganeshpur is about 24 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 7.9 km away. Banga is about 16 km away. Garhshankar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.