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About Ganol Village

Ganol is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 78 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173204
Area (hectares) 68.82 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 78
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganol compares

By the 2011 count Ganol is the 92nd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 68.82 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ganol

Ganol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganol as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ganol from other places

Ganol lies about 14 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 5.1 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 Ganol
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 5.1 km
Nearest town Kālka 9.2 km
District headquarters Solan 14 km

Villages closest to Ganol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganol village had a population of 155. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Ganol village has 78 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganol has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Ganol is 173204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganol covers 68.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganol falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganol is Sonwara, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganol.

Ganol is about 14 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganol is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Kasauli is about 2.5 km away. Sonwara is about 5.1 km away. Kālka is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandhol (under 2 km), Samol (under 2 km) and Banjni (under 2 km).

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

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