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About Ganj Village

Ganj is a large village in Mahoba tehsil, in the district of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,629, made up of 1,412 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1063.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210424, 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 Mahoba
Pincode 210424
Area (hectares) 1063.07 hectares
Population 2,629
Male Population 1,412
Female Population 1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganj compares

By the 2011 count Ganj is the 30th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,082 residents. Its 1063.07 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with 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 within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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
Tehsil headquarters Mahoba 13 km

Villages closest to Ganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahoba 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 2,629. That makes it the 30th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,082 residents.

Ganj village has 1,412 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganj has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Ganj is 210424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganj covers 1063.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganj falls under Mahoba 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available 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 Mahoba 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 Jhir Saheba (2.3 km), Gugaura (2.8 km) and Jujhar (2.9 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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