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About Ganiyari Village

Ganiyari is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,647, made up of 849 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.93 hectares hectares.

Ganiyari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganiyari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 281.93 hectares
Population 1,647
Male Population 849
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganiyari compares

By the 2011 count Ganiyari is the 25th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 281.93 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ganiyari

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

Ganiyari lies about 8.3 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Madhavnagar Road, about 7.3 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 Ganiyari
Nearest railway station Madhavnagar Road 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 8.3 km
District headquarters Katni 8.3 km
Nearest town Murwāra 8.3 km

Villages closest to Ganiyari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganiyari village had a population of 1,647. That makes it the 25th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Ganiyari village has 849 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganiyari has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Ganiyari covers 281.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganiyari falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganiyari is Madhavnagar Road, about 7.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ganiyari.

Ganiyari is about 8.3 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganiyari is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Madhavnagar Road is about 7.3 km away. Murwara is about 8.3 km away. Katni is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulwara (under 2 km), Karhiya (3.2 km) and Dwara (3.4 km).

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

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