| Ganye Gangadharpur | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal##Location in India |
| Coordinates: | 22.472°N 88.2668°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | South 24 Parganas |
| Subdivision Type3: | CD block |
| Subdivision Name3: | Thakurpukur Maheshtala |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.68 |
| Elevation M: | 9 |
| Population Total: | 5210 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali[1] [2] |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional official |
| Demographics1 Info2: | English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 700141 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91 33 |
| Registration Plate: | WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Diamond Harbour |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Bishnupur (SC) |
Ganye Gangadharpur is a census town within the jurisdiction of the Maheshtala police station in the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 21 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is an alluvial stretch, with industrial development.[3] [4] [5]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Ganye Gangadharpur is located at 22.472°N 88.2668°W. It has an average elevation of .
Rameswarpur, Chata Kalikapur, Ganye Gangadharpur and Asuti form a cluster of census towns on the southern side of Maheshtala, as per the map of the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block on page 153 of the District Census Handbook 2011 for the South 24 Parganas.[6]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Ganye Gangadharpur had a total population of 5,210, of which 2,677 (51%) were males and 2,533 (49%) were females. There were 435 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Ganye Gangadharpur was 4,179 (87.52% of the population over 6 years).[7]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Ganye Gangadharpur covered an area of 2.6831 km2. Akra railway station is 5 km away. Among the civic amenities it had 7 km of roads with open drains. The source of protected water supply was borewell tank and overhead tank. It had 1.212 domestic electric connections and 35 road lights. Among the medical facilities it had were a hospital 2 km away and a nursing home 5 km away. Among the educational facilities it had were 4 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school and the nearest general degree college was at Sarsuna 4 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, the nearest public library and reading room were at Jot Shibrampur 4 km away. Three important commodities manufactured were: brass and sikeer moulding, pen making, fabrication.[8]
A short stretch of local roads link Ganye Gangadharpur to the Budge Budge Trunk Road.[9]
Akra railway station is located nearby.[9]
Sarsuna Block Primary Health Centre, with 15 beds, at Sarsuna, is the major government medical facility in the Thakurpukur Maheshtala CD block.[10]