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About Ganganandapur Village

Ganganandapur 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 1,853, made up of 934 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743251, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganganandapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganganandapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743251
Area (hectares) 140.93 hectares
Population 1,853
Male Population 934
Female Population 919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganganandapur compares

By the 2011 count Ganganandapur is the 74th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 140.93 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ganganandapur

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

Ganganandapur lies about 37 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Akaipur, about 6.3 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 Ganganandapur
Nearest railway station Akaipur 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bongaon 14 km
Nearest town Bangaon 14 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 37 km

Villages closest to Ganganandapur

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 Ganganandapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganganandapur village had a population of 1,853. That makes it the 74th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Ganganandapur village has 934 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganganandapur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ganganandapur is 743251. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganganandapur covers 140.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ganganandapur is Akaipur, about 6.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ganganandapur.

Ganganandapur is about 37 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.

Ganganandapur is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Akaipur is about 6.3 km away. Bongaon is about 14 km away. Bangaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambikapur Mamudpur (under 2 km), Mamudpur (under 2 km) and Gainpur (2.1 km).

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

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