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About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,444, made up of 750 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.69 hectares hectares.

Ganeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 118.69 hectares
Population 1,444
Male Population 750
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 69th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 118.69 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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 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 Polba Dadpur 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 Polba Dadpur 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 Ganeshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeshpur village had a population of 1,444. That makes it the 69th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 750 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Ganeshpur covers 118.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The closest recorded villages are Dhanijpur (6.2 km), Kharari (7.6 km) and Dakshin Dadpur (8.1 km).

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

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