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About Ganesnagar Village

Ganesnagar is one of the larger villages in Namkhana tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,635, made up of 3,398 males and 3,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 719.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganesnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganesnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Namkhana
Pincode 743357
Area (hectares) 719.3 hectares
Population 6,635
Male Population 3,398
Female Population 3,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ganesnagar compares

By the 2011 count Ganesnagar is the 11th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents. Its 719.3 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Ganesnagar

Ganesnagar 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 Ganesnagar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganesnagar from other places

Ganesnagar lies about 45 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Namkhana, about 1.8 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 Ganesnagar
Nearest railway station Namkhana 1.8 km
Nearest town Haldia 33 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 45 km

Villages closest to Ganesnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganesnagar village had a population of 6,635. That makes it the 11th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents.

Ganesnagar village has 3,398 males and 3,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganesnagar has about 953 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 958.

The pincode recorded for Ganesnagar is 743357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganesnagar covers 719.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganesnagar falls under Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ganesnagar is Namkhana, about 1.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ganesnagar.

Ganesnagar is about 45 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.

Ganesnagar is in Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Namkhana is about 1.8 km away. Haldia is about 33 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadabhanga (1.6 km), Durganagar (1.9 km) and Rajnagar Srinathgram (2.6 km).

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

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