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About Ganguria Village

Ganguria 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 631, made up of 338 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganguria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganguria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 98.54 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 338
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganguria compares

By the 2011 count Ganguria is the 143rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 98.54 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ganguria

Ganguria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganguria as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ganguria from other places

Ganguria lies about 148 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 11 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 Ganguria
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 11 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 16 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 148 km

Villages closest to Ganguria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 Ganguria

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganguria village had a population of 631. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Ganguria village has 338 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganguria has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

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

Ganguria covers 98.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ganguria is Adalpahari, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ganguria.

Ganguria is about 148 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganguria is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Adalpahari is about 11 km away. Nalhāti is about 12 km away. Tapan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapur (3.7 km), Lakshminaryanpur (4.3 km) and Bharila (5.4 km).

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

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