About Ganyar Village

Ganyar is a mid sized village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,208, made up of 779 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 551 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganyar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Pachhad
Pincode	173223
Area (hectares)	120 hectares
Population	1,208
Male Population	779
Female Population	429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	551
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganyar compares

By the 2011 count Ganyar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ganyar

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

Ganyar lies about 29 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 55 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 Ganyar
Tehsil headquarters	Pachhad	29 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	29 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	35 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	55 km

Villages closest to Ganyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganyar village had a population of 1,208. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Ganyar village has 779 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganyar has about 551 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Ganyar is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganyar covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganyar falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganyar is Dehradun, about 55 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 Ganyar.

Ganyar is about 29 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganyar is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 29 km away. Sirmaur is about 29 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.