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About Ganod Village

Ganod is a large village in Upleta tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,997, made up of 1,576 males and 1,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2301.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360490, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganod village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Upleta
Pincode 360490
Area (hectares) 2301.2 hectares
Population 2,997
Male Population 1,576
Female Population 1,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganod compares

By the 2011 count Ganod is the 7th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 2301.2 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Ganod

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

Ganod lies about 93 km from Rajkot. 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 Ganod
Tehsil headquarters Upleta 13 km
District headquarters Rajkot 93 km

Villages closest to Ganod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganod village had a population of 2,997. That makes it the 7th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Ganod village has 1,576 males and 1,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganod has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Ganod is 360490. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganod covers 2301.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganod falls under Upleta tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The census record for Ganod notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganod.

Ganod is about 93 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganod is in Upleta tehsil of Rajkot district. Upleta is about 13 km away. Rajkot is about 93 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mervadar (10 km), Dhank (13 km) and Kolki (14 km).

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

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