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About Ganahar Village

Ganahar is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 845 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 201.35 hectares
Population 1,609
Male Population 845
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Ganahar compares

By the 2011 count Ganahar is the 34th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 201.35 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ganahar

Ganahar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ganahar 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. The nearest villages by name are Enayetpur, Erenda, Faradpur and Fatepur. 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 Ganahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganahar village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 34th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Ganahar village has 845 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganahar has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Ganahar is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganahar covers 201.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganahar falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ganahar 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 10+ km distance for Ganahar.

Ganahar is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Ganahar today is likely to be higher.

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