About Ganke Village

Ganke is a mid sized village in Medininagar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 300 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 939 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganke village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Medininagar
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	939 hectares
Population	593
Male Population	300
Female Population	293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganke compares

By the 2011 count Ganke is the 35th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents. Its 939 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Ganke

Ganke is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganke as Available within 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 Ganke from other places

Ganke lies about 12 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Gumia, about 3.1 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 Ganke
Nearest railway station	Gumia	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Medininagar	12 km
District headquarters	Palamu	12 km

Villages closest to Ganke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganke village had a population of 593. That makes it the 35th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents.

Ganke village has 300 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganke has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Ganke is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganke covers 939 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganke falls under Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganke is Gumia, about 3.1 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 - 10 km distance for Ganke.

Ganke is about 12 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganke is in Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district. Gumia is about 3.1 km away. Medininagar is about 12 km away. Palamu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.