Village · Shikaripara, Dumka # Ganespur Ganespur is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816118. The 2011 Census counted 608 people in 115 households, the 81st largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 608 people (2011) - 115 households - 84.9% literacy - 816118 PIN code ## Ganespur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Ganespur is 816118. Ganespur falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816118 - Gram panchayat Shikaripara - Community development block Shikaripara - Census village code 370881 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ganespur from nearby towns? - Shikaripara (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Dumka (district HQ) 26 km by road - Dumka (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ganespur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Ganespur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Shikaripara - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shikaripara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ganespur known for? The main crops are rice. About 64% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ganespur Of every 100 households in Ganespur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Ganespur · ■ Shikaripara rural average - Electricity for lighting 37% 7% - Toilet within the home 29% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 71% 93% - Tap water 2% 3% - Drinking water within premises 18% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 16% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 97% - Use banking services 62% 24% - Television 30% 7% - Mobile phone 35% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 26% 7% - Car / jeep / van 4% 1% - None of these assets 1% 31% - Own their home 95% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ganespur? ■ Ganespur · ■ Shikaripara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.9% 57.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 778 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 644 968 - Working population 25.0% 43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 75.0% for women. 39% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 46 (30%) · ■ Marginal 105 (69%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shikaripara - Mohanpur 632 people - Ghutkandar 622 people - Gujisimal 618 people - Dedaha 616 people - Saraipani 590 people - Jhurko 589 people - Saraidaha 585 people - Durgapur 582 people All 261 villages in Shikaripara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ganespur? 816118 - How far is Ganespur from Dumka? 26 km by road - What is the population of Ganespur? 608 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ganespur in? Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Ganespur? 84.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/ganespur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.