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About Ganj Village

Ganj is a mid sized village in Kulpahar tehsil, in the district of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 449 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 471201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganj village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahoba
Tehsil Kulpahar
Pincode 471201
Area (hectares) 261.01 hectares
Population 854
Male Population 449
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganj compares

By the 2011 count Ganj is the 123rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 261.01 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Ganj

Ganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganj 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganj from other places

Ganj lies about 13 km from Mahoba, and the nearest railway station is Baripura, about 6.1 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 Ganj
Nearest railway station Baripura 6.1 km
Nearest town Kabrāi 6.1 km
District headquarters Mahoba 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpahar 31 km

Villages closest to Ganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganj village had a population of 854. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Ganj village has 449 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganj has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Ganj is 471201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganj covers 261.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganj falls under Kulpahar tehsil of Mahoba district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganj is Baripura, about 6.1 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganj.

Ganj is about 13 km from Mahoba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganj is in Kulpahar tehsil of Mahoba district. Baripura is about 6.1 km away. Kabrāi is about 6.1 km away. Mahoba is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saharra (6.4 km), Gahpura (18 km) and Govindpura (18 km).

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

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