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About Guru Ganja Village

Guru Ganja is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 255 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guru Ganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guru Ganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721124
Area (hectares) 52.67 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 255
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Guru Ganja compares

By the 2011 count Guru Ganja is the 191st largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 52.67 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Guru Ganja

Guru Ganja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Guru Ganja as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gopalgere, Gopalpur, Gopinathpur and Got Gerya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Guru Ganja

As per the Census of India 2011, Guru Ganja village had a population of 495. That makes it the 191st largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Guru Ganja village has 255 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guru Ganja has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Guru Ganja is 721124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guru Ganja covers 52.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Guru Ganja falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Guru Ganja notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Guru Ganja.

Guru Ganja is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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