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About Ganjan Village

Ganjan is a mid sized village in Kotar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,635, made up of 822 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.55 hectares hectares.

Ganjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Kotar
Area (hectares) 333.55 hectares
Population 1,635
Male Population 822
Female Population 813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganjan compares

By the 2011 count Ganjan is the 19th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 333.55 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Ganjan

Ganjan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganjan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ganjan from other places

Ganjan lies about 34 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Turki, about 11 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 Ganjan
Nearest railway station Turki 11 km
Nearest town Rewa 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotar 19 km
District headquarters Satna 34 km

Villages closest to Ganjan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjan village had a population of 1,635. That makes it the 19th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Ganjan village has 822 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjan has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Ganjan covers 333.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganjan falls under Kotar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganjan is Turki, about 11 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 village for Ganjan.

Ganjan is about 34 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjan is in Kotar tehsil of Satna district. Turki is about 11 km away. Rewa is about 18 km away. Kotar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahidal Khurd (under 2 km), Mahidal Kalan (2.2 km) and Bhalwar (3.6 km).

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

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