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About Ganjana Village

Ganjana is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 360 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 81.14 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 360
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjana compares

By the 2011 count Ganjana is the 164th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 81.14 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ganjana

Ganjana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganjana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganjana from other places

Ganjana lies about 2.5 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 12 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 Ganjana
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 10 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 23 km

Villages closest to Ganjana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjana village had a population of 686. That makes it the 164th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Ganjana village has 360 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjana has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Ganjana is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjana covers 81.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganjana falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ganjana is Surja Kama, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Ganjana.

Ganjana is about 2.5 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjana is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 2.5 km away. Karandighi is about 10 km away. Surja Kama is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atanagar (under 2 km), Choprabari (1.6 km) and Begma (1.7 km).

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

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