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About Ghaniar Village

Ghaniar is a small village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 110 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaniar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaniar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Jhanduta
Pincode 174034
Area (hectares) 39.42 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 110
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaniar compares

By the 2011 count Ghaniar is the 132nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 39.42 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Ghaniar

Ghaniar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghaniar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ghaniar from other places

Ghaniar lies about 17 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 5.1 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 Ghaniar
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 5.1 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanduta 17 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 17 km

Villages closest to Ghaniar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaniar village had a population of 219. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Ghaniar village has 110 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaniar has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Ghaniar is 174034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaniar covers 39.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaniar falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghaniar is Kalmitar, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghaniar.

Ghaniar is about 17 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaniar is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kalmitar is about 5.1 km away. Ratanpur is about 17 km away. Jhanduta is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gah (6.2 km), Jangal Khairiyan Bharari (12 km) and Khairiyan Bharari (12 km).

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

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