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About Ganava Village

Ganava is a small village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 86 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.83 hectares hectares.

Ganava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganava village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 86.83 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 86
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganava compares

By the 2011 count Ganava is the 182nd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 86.83 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Ganava

Ganava is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganava as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ganava from other places

Ganava lies about 27 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Namli, about 22 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 Ganava
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Namli 22 km
District headquarters Ratlam 27 km
Nearest town Ratlām 27 km

Villages closest to Ganava

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganava village had a population of 166. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Ganava village has 86 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganava has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Ganava covers 86.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganava falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganava is Namli, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganava.

Ganava is about 27 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganava is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 8.3 km away. Namli is about 22 km away. Ratlam is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morjhar (under 2 km), Panthwari (under 2 km) and Mahigaon (under 2 km).

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

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