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About Ganjgera Village

Ganjgera is a mid sized village in Chincholi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 375 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjgera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjgera village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chincholi
Pincode 585324
Area (hectares) 441.48 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 375
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjgera compares

By the 2011 count Ganjgera is the 115th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 441.48 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Ganjgera

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

Ganjgera lies about 46 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Sedam, about 27 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 Ganjgera
Tehsil headquarters Chincholi 18 km
Nearest railway station Sedam 27 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 46 km

Villages closest to Ganjgera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjgera village had a population of 711. That makes it the 115th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Ganjgera village has 375 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjgera has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Ganjgera is 585324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjgera covers 441.48 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.

Ganjgera falls under Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganjgera is Sedam, about 27 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 village for Ganjgera.

Ganjgera is about 46 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjgera is in Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Chincholi is about 18 km away. Sedam is about 27 km away. Gulbarga is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tadpalli (1.7 km), Pastpur (2.7 km) and Wazirgaon (3.5 km).

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

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