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About Ganiari Village

Ganiari is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 628 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 760 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganiari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 829203
Area (hectares) 760 hectares
Population 1,210
Male Population 628
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganiari compares

By the 2011 count Ganiari is the 24th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 760 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ganiari

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

Ganiari lies about 35 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Mahuamilan, about 5.0 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 Ganiari
Nearest railway station Mahuamilan 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 9.6 km
Nearest town Khalāri 20 km
District headquarters Latehar 35 km

Villages closest to Ganiari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganiari village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 24th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Ganiari village has 628 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganiari has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ganiari is 829203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganiari covers 760 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganiari falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganiari is Mahuamilan, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance for Ganiari.

Ganiari is about 35 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganiari is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Mahuamilan is about 5.0 km away. Chandwa is about 9.6 km away. Khalāri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loharsi (2.3 km), Kudra (2.8 km) and Torar (2.9 km).

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

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