About Ganua Village

Ganua is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 158 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganua village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176320
Area (hectares)	98.72 hectares
Population	313
Male Population	158
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganua compares

By the 2011 count Ganua is the 71st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 98.72 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 979.

Getting to Ganua

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

Ganua lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 Ganua
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	19 km
District headquarters	Chamba	19 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	50 km

Villages closest to Ganua

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

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Common questions about Ganua

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganua village had a population of 313. That makes it the 71st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Ganua village has 158 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganua has about 981 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Ganua is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganua covers 98.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganua falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganua is Nurpur Road, about 50 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 village for Ganua.

Ganua is about 19 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganua is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.