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About Ganganarayanpur Village

Ganganarayanpur is a small village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 65 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganganarayanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganganarayanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 22.86 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 65
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ganganarayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Ganganarayanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 22.86 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ganganarayanpur

Ganganarayanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganganarayanpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganganarayanpur from other places

Ganganarayanpur lies about 5.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 2.7 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 Ganganarayanpur
Nearest railway station Baharu 2.7 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 5.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 5.2 km

Villages closest to Ganganarayanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar I 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 Ganganarayanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganganarayanpur village had a population of 123. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Ganganarayanpur village has 65 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganganarayanpur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ganganarayanpur is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganganarayanpur covers 22.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganganarayanpur falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ganganarayanpur is Baharu, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ganganarayanpur.

Ganganarayanpur is about 5.2 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.

Ganganarayanpur is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 2.7 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 2.9 km away. Jaynagar I is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramkrishnapur (under 2 km), Kashimpur Gangaghata (under 2 km) and Sripur (under 2 km).

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

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