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About Ganeog Village

Ganeog is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 43 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,488 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganeog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 43.4 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 43
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,488
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganeog compares

By the 2011 count Ganeog is the 126th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 43.4 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Ganeog

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

Ganeog lies about 31 km from Shimla. 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 Ganeog
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 7.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Ganeog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeog village had a population of 107. That makes it the 126th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Ganeog village has 43 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeog has about 1488 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Ganeog is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeog covers 43.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganeog falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ganeog 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 village for Ganeog.

Ganeog is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeog is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 7.8 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batara (under 2 km), Barogi (under 2 km) and Ser Dhar (under 2 km).

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

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