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About Ganeshpur Village

Ganeshpur is a mid sized village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 641 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743262, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743262
Area (hectares) 79.03 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 641
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshpur is the 112th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 79.03 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 29 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gopalnagar, about 2.8 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 Gopalnagar 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bongaon 12 km
Nearest town Bangaon 12 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Ganeshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bongaon 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 1,256. That makes it the 112th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Ganeshpur village has 641 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ganeshpur is 743262. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeshpur covers 79.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ganeshpur falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshpur is Gopalnagar, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganeshpur.

Ganeshpur is about 29 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshpur is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Gopalnagar is about 2.8 km away. Bongaon is about 12 km away. Bangaon 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 Huda Bishnupur (2.8 km), Gopalnagar (4.1 km) and Harishpur (4.7 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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