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About Ganva Village

Ganva is one of the larger villages in Khedbrahma tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,154, made up of 3,152 males and 3,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1290.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Khedbrahma
Pincode 383422
Area (hectares) 1290.34 hectares
Population 6,154
Male Population 3,152
Female Population 3,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganva compares

By the 2011 count Ganva is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,047 residents. Its 1290.34 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Ganva

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

Ganva lies about 39 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Taranga Hill, about 21 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 Ganva
Nearest railway station Taranga Hill 21 km
Nearest town Pālanpur 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Khedbrahma 35 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 39 km

Villages closest to Ganva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganva village had a population of 6,154. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,047 residents.

Ganva village has 3,152 males and 3,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganva has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Ganva is 383422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganva covers 1290.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganva falls under Khedbrahma tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ganva is Taranga Hill, about 21 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganva.

Ganva is about 39 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganva is in Khedbrahma tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Taranga Hill is about 21 km away. Pālanpur is about 30 km away. Khedbrahma is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpur (3.4 km), Khergadh (10 km) and Songadh (10 km).

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

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