About Ganaloya Village

Ganaloya is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,555, made up of 784 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganaloya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganaloya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	247 hectares
Population	1,555
Male Population	784
Female Population	771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganaloya compares

By the 2011 count Ganaloya is the 9th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Ganaloya

Ganaloya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganaloya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ganaloya from other places

Ganaloya lies about 11 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	3.7 km
District headquarters	Khunti	11 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	19 km

Villages closest to Ganaloya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganaloya village had a population of 1,555. That makes it the 9th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Ganaloya village has 784 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganaloya has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Ganaloya is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganaloya covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganaloya falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganaloya is Karra, about 19 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 - 10 km distance for Ganaloya.

Ganaloya is about 11 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 Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 3.7 km away. Khunti is about 11 km away. Karra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.