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About Ganetar Village

Ganetar is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 62 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganetar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganetar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176123
Area (hectares) 30.88 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 62
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganetar compares

By the 2011 count Ganetar is the 158th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 30.88 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Ganetar

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

Ganetar lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 14 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 Ganetar
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Ganetar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganetar village had a population of 112. That makes it the 158th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Ganetar village has 62 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganetar has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Ganetar is 176123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganetar covers 30.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganetar falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganetar is Buffer Stop, about 14 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 Ganetar.

Ganetar is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganetar is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 14 km away. Buffer Stop is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaun (under 2 km), Pipli (under 2 km) and Jarl (under 2 km).

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

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