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About Ganespur Village

Ganespur is one of the larger villages in Kakdwip tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32,932, made up of 16,841 males and 16,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1600.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743347, 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 Kakdwip
Pincode 743347
Area (hectares) 1600.53 hectares
Population 32,932
Male Population 16,841
Female Population 16,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ganespur compares

By the 2011 count Ganespur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents. Its 1600.53 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Ganespur

Ganespur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ganespur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganespur from other places

Ganespur lies about 37 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kakdwip, about 1.6 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 Kakdwip 1.6 km
Nearest town Haldia 22 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 37 km

Villages closest to Ganespur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kakdwip 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 32,932. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents.

Ganespur village has 16,841 males and 16,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganespur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Ganespur is 743347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganespur covers 1600.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Ganespur is Kakdwip, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ganespur.

Ganespur is about 37 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 Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kakdwip is about 1.6 km away. Haldia is about 22 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakdwip (1.9 km), Akshyanagar (2.7 km) and Kalinagar (3.1 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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