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About Ganjigere Village

Ganjigere is a large village in Krishnarajpet tehsil, in the district of Mandya, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,404, made up of 1,237 males and 1,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571812, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjigere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjigere village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mandya
Tehsil Krishnarajpet
Pincode 571812
Area (hectares) 555.84 hectares
Population 2,404
Male Population 1,237
Female Population 1,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjigere compares

By the 2011 count Ganjigere is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 555.84 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Ganjigere

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

Ganjigere lies about 46 km from Mandya, and the nearest railway station is Hampapura, about 9.5 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 Ganjigere
Nearest railway station Hampapura 9.5 km
Nearest town Krishnarājāsāgara 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnarajpet 16 km
District headquarters Mandya 46 km

Villages closest to Ganjigere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjigere village had a population of 2,404. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Ganjigere village has 1,237 males and 1,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjigere has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Ganjigere is 571812. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjigere covers 555.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganjigere falls under Krishnarajpet tehsil of Mandya district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ganjigere is Hampapura, about 9.5 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 Ganjigere.

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

Ganjigere is in Krishnarajpet tehsil of Mandya district. Hampapura is about 9.5 km away. Krishnarājāsāgara is about 14 km away. Krishnarajpet is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bookahalli (under 2 km), Varahanathakallahalli (under 2 km) and Mudigere (2.2 km).

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

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