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About Ganiyari Village

Ganiyari is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 312 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganiyari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganiyari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 497335
Area (hectares) 226.8 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 312
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 226.8 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

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 56 km from Raipur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 20 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 21 km
District headquarters Raipur 56 km

Villages closest to Ganiyari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajim 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 622. That makes it the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Ganiyari village has 312 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganiyari has about 994 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Ganiyari is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganiyari covers 226.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganiyari falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Ganiyari notes the nearest railway station 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 56 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganiyari is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 20 km away. Mahāsamund is about 21 km away. Raipur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kareta (under 2 km), Ghoghra (under 2 km) and Patori (1.9 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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