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About Ganjpur Village

Ganjpur is a mid sized village in Kathumar tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,383, made up of 729 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjpur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kathumar
Pincode 321605
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 1,383
Male Population 729
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganjpur is the 52nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Ganjpur

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

Ganjpur lies about 44 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Brij Nagar, about 15 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 Ganjpur
Tehsil headquarters Kathumar 8.5 km
Nearest town Nagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Brij Nagar 15 km
District headquarters Alwar 44 km

Villages closest to Ganjpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjpur village had a population of 1,383. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents.

Ganjpur village has 729 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Ganjpur is 321605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjpur covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganjpur falls under Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ganjpur is Brij Nagar, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Ganjpur.

Ganjpur is about 44 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjpur is in Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district. Kathumar is about 8.5 km away. Nagar is about 14 km away. Brij Nagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Noorpur (under 2 km), Salempur (under 2 km) and Ranoli (under 2 km).

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

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