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About Ganog Village

Ganog is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 441 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Renuka
Pincode 173023
Area (hectares) 669.28 hectares
Population 837
Male Population 441
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganog compares

By the 2011 count Ganog is the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 669.28 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Ganog

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

Ganog lies about 5.1 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 44 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 Ganog
Tehsil headquarters Renuka 5.1 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 5.1 km
Nearest town Nāhan 21 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 44 km

Villages closest to Ganog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganog village had a population of 837. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Ganog village has 441 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganog has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Ganog is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganog covers 669.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganog falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganog is Salogra, about 44 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 Ganog.

Ganog is about 5.1 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganog is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 5.1 km away. Sirmaur is about 5.1 km away. Nāhan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barag (under 2 km), Nera Baga (under 2 km) and Dana (2.0 km).

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

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