About Ganjia Village

Ganjia is a mid sized village in Tantnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 580 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Tantnagar
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	247 hectares
Population	1,184
Male Population	580
Female Population	604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjia compares

By the 2011 count Ganjia is the 15th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 847 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Ganjia

Ganjia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ganjia as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ganjia from other places

Ganjia lies about 29 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 10 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 Ganjia
Tehsil headquarters	Tantnagar	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Singhpokharia	10 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	14 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	29 km

Villages closest to Ganjia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjia village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 15th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 847 residents.

Ganjia village has 580 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjia has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Ganjia is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjia covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganjia falls under Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganjia is Singhpokharia, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Ganjia.

Ganjia is about 29 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjia is in Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tantnagar is about 6.2 km away. Singhpokharia is about 10 km away. Chāībāsa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.