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About Ganoti Village

Ganoti is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 55 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganoti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171006
Area (hectares) 29.8 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 55
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganoti compares

By the 2011 count Ganoti is the 243rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 29.8 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 987.

Getting to Ganoti

Ganoti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganoti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganoti from other places

Ganoti lies about 25 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 25 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 Ganoti
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 25 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Ganoti

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.

Common questions about Ganoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganoti village had a population of 98. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Ganoti village has 55 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganoti has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Ganoti is 171006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganoti covers 29.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ganoti is Summer Hill, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganoti.

Ganoti is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganoti is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 25 km away. Shimla Rural is about 25 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katasni (1.7 km), Kanjail (1.8 km) and Manjaila (1.8 km).

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

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