About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 825, made up of 425 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai I
Pincode	731219
Area (hectares)	94.74 hectares
Population	825
Male Population	425
Female Population	400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is the 56th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 94.74 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ganeshpur

Ganeshpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganeshpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ganeshpur from other places

Ganeshpur lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 5.2 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 railway station	Murarai	5.2 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai I	23 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	23 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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.

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Common questions about Ganeshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeshpur village had a population of 825. That makes it the 56th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 425 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Ganeshpur is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeshpur covers 94.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganeshpur falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Murarai, about 5.2 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 within 5 - 10 km distance for Ganeshpur.

Ganeshpur is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 5.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Murarai I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.