About Ganiog Village

Ganiog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 115 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganiog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganiog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	154.5 hectares
Population	222
Male Population	115
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganiog compares

By the 2011 count Ganiog is the 96th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 154.5 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Ganiog

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

Ganiog lies about 9.7 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 7.6 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 Ganiog
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	9.7 km
District headquarters	Shimla	9.7 km

Villages closest to Ganiog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Ganiog

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganiog village had a population of 222. That makes it the 96th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Ganiog village has 115 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganiog has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Ganiog is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganiog covers 154.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganiog falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganiog is Jutogh, about 7.6 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 Ganiog.

Ganiog is about 9.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganiog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 7.6 km away. Shimla Rural is about 9.7 km away. Shimla is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.