About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a mid sized village in Khanakul II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,528, made up of 798 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712429, 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	Hugli
Tehsil	Khanakul II
Pincode	712429
Area (hectares)	106.21 hectares
Population	1,528
Male Population	798
Female Population	730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is the 36th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents. Its 106.21 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Ganeshpur

Ganeshpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganeshpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ganeshpur from other places

Ganeshpur lies about 12 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kalyani Main, about 3.6 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	Kalyani Main	3.6 km
Nearest town	Kalyani	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanakul II	12 km
District headquarters	Hugli	12 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanakul II 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 1,528. That makes it the 36th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 798 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Ganeshpur is 712429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeshpur covers 106.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganeshpur falls under Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Kalyani Main, about 3.6 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 village for Ganeshpur.

Ganeshpur is about 12 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district. Kalyani Main is about 3.6 km away. Kalyani is about 7.1 km away. Khanakul II is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.