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About Ganeri Village

Ganeri is a small village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 219 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 218.01 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 219
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganeri compares

By the 2011 count Ganeri is the 97th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 218.01 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Ganeri

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

Ganeri lies about 26 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 20 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 Ganeri
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Musra 20 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 23 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 26 km

Villages closest to Ganeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeri village had a population of 440. That makes it the 97th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Ganeri village has 219 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeri has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Ganeri is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeri covers 218.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganeri falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ganeri is Musra, about 20 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 - 10 km distance for Ganeri.

Ganeri is about 26 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeri is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 5.3 km away. Musra is about 20 km away. Dongargarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maneri (under 2 km), Buddhubharda (under 2 km) and Renga Kathera (2.1 km).

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

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