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About Ghanasyampur Village

Ghanasyampur is a mid sized village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 561 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanasyampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanasyampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742113
Area (hectares) 133.79 hectares
Population 1,174
Male Population 561
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
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 Ghanasyampur compares

By the 2011 count Ghanasyampur is the 65th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 133.79 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ghanasyampur

Ghanasyampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghanasyampur 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 Ghanasyampur from other places

Ghanasyampur 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 Ghanasyampur
Nearest town Kāndi 18 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Murshidabad Jiaganj 34 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Ghanasyampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murshidabad Jiaganj 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 Ghanasyampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanasyampur village had a population of 1,174. That makes it the 65th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Ghanasyampur village has 561 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanasyampur has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ghanasyampur is 742113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanasyampur covers 133.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghanasyampur falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghanasyampur is Rampurhat Junction, about 19 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 Ghanasyampur.

Ghanasyampur 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.

Ghanasyampur is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 18 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 19 km away. Murshidabad Jiaganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bati (2.1 km), Ambarnagar (3.9 km) and Baranagar (3.9 km).

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

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