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About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a large village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,940, made up of 1,525 males and 1,415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.96 hectares hectares.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 303.96 hectares
Population 2,940
Male Population 1,525
Female Population 1,415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is the 49th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 303.96 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

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

How far is Ganeshpur from other places

Ganeshpur lies about 36 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Doiwala, about 25 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 town Clement Town 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Behat 25 km
Nearest railway station Doiwala 25 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 36 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Behat 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 2,940. That makes it the 49th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 1,525 males and 1,415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Ganeshpur covers 303.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganeshpur falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Doiwala, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Ganeshpur is about 36 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Clement Town is about 20 km away. Behat is about 25 km away. Doiwala 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 Khushalipur (3.2 km), Badshahpur (5.0 km) and Mohan Range Sodhinagar (5.8 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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