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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
mahadeo bhagat
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- LGD code
- 374226
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 2,318
- Households
- 379
- Literacy rate
- 52.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1026 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,301
- Distance to district centre
- 250 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 276 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 311 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 257 km
- Nearest railway station
- New Farakka Junction · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Farakka Barrage Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ganeshpur compares
By population, Ganeshpur ranks #18 of 67 villages in Chanho mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.9%
−2.9% vs mandal average
- Ganeshpur
- 52.9%
- Chanho mandal
- 55.8%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,026
+46 vs mandal average
- Ganeshpur
- 1,026
- Chanho mandal
- 980
Household size
people per home
6.1
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Ganeshpur
- 6.1
- Chanho mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ganeshpur at a glance
Ganeshpur is a village of 2,318 people in 379 households (Census 2011) in Chanho block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 18th-largest of 67 villages in Chanho block. Literacy is 53%, 3 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,026 women per 1,000 men. It lies 250 km from the Ranchi district centre, 4 km from Bewa (P), the nearest town, 6 km from New Farakka Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 374226. The nearest hospital or health centre is Farakka Barrage Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is mahadeo bhagat, and the village votes in Ramgarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mamta Devi. The population is estimated at 2,733 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ganeshpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RAGHUNAHTPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 437
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.67
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ganeshpur
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Key facts — Ganeshpur
- LGD code
- 374226
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,318
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,733
- Households
- 379
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1026
- Literacy rate
- 52.9%
- Coordinates
- 24.84660°N, 87.89579°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hazaribagh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ramgarh
- Member of Parliament
- Manish Jaiswal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mamta Devi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- mahadeo bhagat
- Block / Mandal
- Chanho
Getting there
How to reach Ganeshpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi311 kmcapital
- Kolkata257 km
- Delhi1140 km
- Hyderabad1280 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNew Farakka Junction6 km
- Hospital / PHCFarakka Barrage Hospital5 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil28 km
- CollegeD.N.C. College28 km
- Police stationKaliachak Police Station12 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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