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About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a mid sized village in Ikauna tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 652 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271845, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Ikauna
Pincode 271845
Area (hectares) 223.6 hectares
Population 1,231
Male Population 652
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is the 143rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents. Its 223.6 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 883.

Getting to Ganeshpur

Ganeshpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ganeshpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ganeshpur from other places

Ganeshpur lies about 9.5 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Jharkhandi, about 27 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
District headquarters Shrawasti 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ikauna 11 km
Nearest town Bhinga 12 km
Nearest railway station Jharkhandi 27 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ikauna 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 1,231. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,849 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 652 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Ganeshpur is 271845. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeshpur covers 223.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganeshpur falls under Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Jharkhandi, about 27 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganeshpur.

Ganeshpur is about 9.5 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Ikauna tehsil of Shrawasti district. Shrawasti is about 9.5 km away. Ikauna is about 11 km away. Bhinga is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Luxmanpur Gorpurwa (under 2 km), Dharampur (2.5 km) and Kirhauna (2.9 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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