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About Ganespur Village

Ganespur is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,530, made up of 2,204 males and 2,326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganespur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganespur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 700145
Area (hectares) 69.54 hectares
Population 4,530
Male Population 2,204
Female Population 2,326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ganespur compares

By the 2011 count Ganespur is the 15th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 69.54 hectares work out to about 65 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ganespur

The census records public bus service for Ganespur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganespur from other places

Ganespur lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mallikpur, about under 2 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 Ganespur
Nearest railway station Mallikpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 3.3 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Ganespur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganespur village had a population of 4,530. That makes it the 15th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Ganespur village has 2,204 males and 2,326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganespur has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ganespur is 700145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganespur covers 69.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 65 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ganespur falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ganespur is Mallikpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ganespur.

Ganespur is about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganespur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mallikpur is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 3.3 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallikpur (under 2 km), Hariharpur (under 2 km) and Faridpur (under 2 km).

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

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