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About Ganful Village

Ganful is a small village in Ketugram I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 238 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 807 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganful Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganful village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Ketugram I
Pincode 731215
Area (hectares) 58.98 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 238
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 807
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganful compares

By the 2011 count Ganful is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents. Its 58.98 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ganful

Ganful is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganful as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Chakta, Chechuri, Chinispur and Dadhia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ganful

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganful village had a population of 430. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents.

Ganful village has 238 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganful has about 807 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ganful is 731215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganful covers 58.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganful falls under Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ganful notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Ganful.

Ganful is in Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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