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About Ganaloya Village

Ganaloya is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 227 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares.

Ganaloya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganaloya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 227
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganaloya compares

By the 2011 count Ganaloya is the 103rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Ganaloya

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

How far is Ganaloya from other places

Ganaloya lies about 7.1 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 8.9 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 Ganaloya
District headquarters Khunti 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Karra 8.9 km

Villages closest to Ganaloya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganaloya village had a population of 444. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Ganaloya village has 227 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganaloya has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Ganaloya covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganaloya falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganaloya is Karra, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganaloya.

Ganaloya is about 7.1 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganaloya is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 7.1 km away. Karra is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amjora (under 2 km), Tungaon (under 2 km) and Jurdag (2.4 km).

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

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