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About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,630, made up of 821 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.23 hectares hectares.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 163.23 hectares
Population 1,630
Male Population 821
Female Population 809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is the 147th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 163.23 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

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. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ganeshpur from other places

Ganeshpur lies about 25 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 6.9 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 Mariahu 6.9 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 7.7 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 25 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 1,630. That makes it the 147th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 821 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Ganeshpur covers 163.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganeshpur falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Mariahu, about 6.9 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganeshpur.

Ganeshpur is about 25 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 6.9 km away. Mariāhu is about 7.7 km away. Jaunpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakchedpur (under 2 km), Ojhapur (under 2 km) and Singarpur (under 2 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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