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About Ghanashyampur Village

Ghanashyampur is a small village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 228 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanashyampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanashyampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742157
Area (hectares) 89.04 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 228
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanashyampur compares

By the 2011 count Ghanashyampur is the 118th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 89.04 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ghanashyampur

Ghanashyampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghanashyampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghanashyampur from other places

Ghanashyampur lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 19 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 Ghanashyampur
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 8.6 km
Nearest town Kāndi 18 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 19 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Ghanashyampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanashyampur village had a population of 451. That makes it the 118th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Ghanashyampur village has 228 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanashyampur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Ghanashyampur is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanashyampur covers 89.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghanashyampur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghanashyampur is Rampurhat Junction, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghanashyampur.

Ghanashyampur is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanashyampur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 8.6 km away. Kāndi is about 18 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahammadpur (under 2 km), Hazrabati (2.1 km) and Isanpur (2.2 km).

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

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