About Ganstan Village

Ganstan is a large village in Sonawari tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,220, made up of 2,150 males and 2,070 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganstan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganstan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Sonawari
Pincode	193501
Area (hectares)	356.9 hectares
Population	4,220
Male Population	2,150
Female Population	2,070
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganstan compares

By the 2011 count Ganstan is the 13th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 356.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Ganstan

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

Ganstan lies about 26 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 7.5 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 Ganstan
Tehsil headquarters	Sonawari	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Pattan	7.5 km
Nearest town	Ganderbal	13 km
District headquarters	Bandipore	26 km

Villages closest to Ganstan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganstan village had a population of 4,220. That makes it the 13th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Ganstan village has 2,150 males and 2,070 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganstan has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Ganstan is 193501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganstan covers 356.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganstan falls under Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ganstan is Pattan, about 7.5 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 Ganstan.

Ganstan is about 26 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganstan is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Sonawari is about 5.6 km away. Pattan is about 7.5 km away. Ganderbal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.