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About Garanji Village

Garanji is a mid sized village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,108, made up of 520 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garanji village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 590.52 hectares
Population 1,108
Male Population 520
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garanji compares

By the 2011 count Garanji is the 12th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 590.52 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Garanji

Garanji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garanji as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Garanji from other places

Garanji lies about 14 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 45 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 Garanji
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 14 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 45 km

Villages closest to Garanji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garanji village had a population of 1,108. That makes it the 12th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Garanji village has 520 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garanji has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Garanji is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garanji covers 590.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garanji falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Garanji is Antagarh, about 45 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 <5 km distance for Garanji.

Garanji is about 14 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garanji is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 14 km away. Nārāinpur is about 14 km away. Antagarh is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gohda (under 2 km), Khudpai (under 2 km) and Pungarpal (2.9 km).

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

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