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About Ghanashyampur Village

Ghanashyampur is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,947, made up of 1,002 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanashyampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanashyampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743355
Area (hectares) 105.12 hectares
Population 1,947
Male Population 1,002
Female Population 945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghanashyampur compares

By the 2011 count Ghanashyampur is the 36th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 105.12 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ghanashyampur

The census records public bus service for Ghanashyampur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghanashyampur from other places

Ghanashyampur lies about 9.7 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Uttar Radhanagar, about 3.6 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 Ghanashyampur
Nearest railway station Uttar Radhanagar 3.6 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 9.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 9.7 km

Villages closest to Ghanashyampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat II 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 Ghanashyampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanashyampur village had a population of 1,947. That makes it the 36th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Ghanashyampur village has 1,002 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanashyampur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ghanashyampur is 743355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanashyampur covers 105.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghanashyampur falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghanashyampur is Uttar Radhanagar, about 3.6 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 km distance for Ghanashyampur.

Ghanashyampur is about 9.7 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.

Ghanashyampur is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Uttar Radhanagar is about 3.6 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 8.6 km away. Magrahat II is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benipur (under 2 km), Maitir Hat (under 2 km) and Ramchandranagar (1.6 km).

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

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