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About Ganperi Village

Ganperi is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 58 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganperi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganperi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 58
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ganperi compares

By the 2011 count Ganperi is the 205th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Ganperi

Ganperi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ganperi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganperi from other places

Ganperi lies about 35 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 Ganperi
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 35 km
District headquarters Shimla 35 km

Villages closest to Ganperi

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 Ganperi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganperi village had a population of 118. That makes it the 205th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Ganperi village has 58 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganperi has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Ganperi is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganperi covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Ganperi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Ganperi is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganperi is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 35 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharyal (under 2 km), Bijli (6.2 km) and Up Muhal Tara Devi (6.8 km).

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

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