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About Ganiyari Village

Ganiyari is a large village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,958, made up of 2,513 males and 2,445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 759.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganiyari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganiyari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495112
Area (hectares) 759.23 hectares
Population 4,958
Male Population 2,513
Female Population 2,445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganiyari compares

By the 2011 count Ganiyari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 759.23 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Ganiyari

Ganiyari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganiyari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ganiyari from other places

Ganiyari lies about 18 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 5.4 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 Ganiyari
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 5.4 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 17 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 18 km

Villages closest to Ganiyari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganiyari village had a population of 4,958. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Ganiyari village has 2,513 males and 2,445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganiyari has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Ganiyari is 495112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganiyari covers 759.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganiyari falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ganiyari is Kalmitar, about 5.4 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Ganiyari.

Ganiyari is about 18 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganiyari is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kalmitar is about 5.4 km away. Ratanpur is about 17 km away. Bilaspur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beltookri (under 2 km), Ghonghadih (2.8 km) and Bhunda (3.1 km).

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

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