Ganeshpur, Maharashtra
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Ganeshpur is a census town
in Bhandara district
in the state of Maharashtra
, India
. It is situated on the bank of Vainganga River. The town is attached to the Bhandara City. The national highway 06 indicates the border of Ganeshpur. It is a Marathi
-speaking town. The name Ganeshpur is indicate god Ganapati name. The caste mostly found in town is don baili teli
and koshti
also and other in less proportion. The whole administration of ganeshpur is handled by Gram panchayat
.
, Ganeshpur had a population of 8183. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ganeshpur has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 78%. In Ganeshpur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
in Bhandara district
Bhandara district
Bhandara district is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarters are located at Bhandara. The district occupies an area of 3890 km² and has a population of 1,135,835 of which 15.47% are urban . It is fondly called as the 'District of Lakes'...
in the state of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is situated on the bank of Vainganga River. The town is attached to the Bhandara City. The national highway 06 indicates the border of Ganeshpur. It is a Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
-speaking town. The name Ganeshpur is indicate god Ganapati name. The caste mostly found in town is don baili teli
Teli
Teli is a business caste of oil pressers in India and Pakistan. Members may be either Hindu or Muslim; Muslim Teli are called Roshandaar or Teli Malik....
and koshti
Koshti
The Koshti are a Hindu caste mainly found in the states of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka with a smaller population in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in India....
also and other in less proportion. The whole administration of ganeshpur is handled by Gram panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...
.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Ganeshpur had a population of 8183. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ganeshpur has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 78%. In Ganeshpur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.