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About Ganro Village

Ganro is a large village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,183, made up of 1,133 males and 1,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 702 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 702 hectares
Population 2,183
Male Population 1,133
Female Population 1,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganro compares

By the 2011 count Ganro is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 702 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ganro

Ganro is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganro as Available within 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 Ganro from other places

Ganro lies about 44 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur railway station, 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 Ganro
Nearest railway station Mathurapur railway station 5.1 km
Nearest town Deoghar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 44 km

Villages closest to Ganro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganro village had a population of 2,183. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Ganro village has 1,133 males and 1,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganro has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ganro is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganro covers 702 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganro falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganro is Mathurapur railway station, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganro.

Ganro is about 44 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganro is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Mathurapur railway station is about 5.1 km away. Deoghar is about 12 km away. Bengabad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarangudih (23 km), Kadmatol (23 km) and Pirhakatha (23 km).

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

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