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About Ganda Village

Ganda is a mid sized village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 339 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganda village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181101
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 339
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganda compares

By the 2011 count Ganda is the 86th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Ganda

Ganda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganda as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganda from other places

Ganda lies about 13 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 11 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 Ganda
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 10 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 13 km
District headquarters Jammu 13 km

Villages closest to Ganda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Ganda

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganda village had a population of 640. That makes it the 86th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Ganda village has 339 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganda has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Ganda is 181101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganda covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganda falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ganda is Bari Brahman, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ganda is about 13 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganda is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 10 km away. Bari Brahman is about 11 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darsopur (under 2 km), Ratian (under 2 km) and Chak Alawal (under 2 km).

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

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